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- Part of its shocking appeal is that it's based on a real story. In 1996, seven French Cistercian monks were kidnapped and then killed at Tibhirine in Algeria, amidst rising religious and factional violence. Their murderers were never found.
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Feb 24, 2011 · “Of Gods and Men” is based on the true story of a group of French Cistercian Trappist monks caught up (and ultimately killed) in the violence that engulfed Algeria in the 1990s.
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Mar 3, 2011 · Xavier Beauvois' Of Gods and Men is inspired by the true story of seven French monks working in Algeria, who were kidnapped in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War and later executed.
Dec 3, 2010 · Part of its shocking appeal is that it's based on a real story. In 1996, seven French Cistercian monks were kidnapped and then killed at Tibhirine in Algeria, amidst rising religious...
Mar 4, 2011 · Xavier Beauivois' Of Gods and Men is inspired by the true story of seven French monks working in Algeria, who were kidnapped in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War and later executed. Film critic David Edelstein says the stark drama is both powerful and perceptive.
Feb 24, 2011 · It doesn't undermine this austere drama, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes last year, to reveal that the story is loosely based on the case of seven French monks kidnapped and possibly...
Feb 25, 2011 · Of Gods and Men (in French, with English subtitles), now in limited release in the U.S., explores the spiritual anatomy of a community of Christians whose love is tested by imminent...
The film is based on the true story of nine French Trappist monks of the Monastery of Our Lady of Atlas near the village of Tibhirine in Algeria’s Atlas Mountains, about 60 miles from Algiers, most of whom were beheaded in a 1996 incident during the Algerian Civil War.
