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Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely Muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army and Muslim Jihadi insurgents disrupts the peace, they are forced to consider fleeing the monastery and deserting the villagers they have ministered to. In the face of deadly violence, the monks wrestle with their faith and their convictions.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
425 audience votes
Key crew
- Xavier BeauvoisDirector
- Xavier BeauvoisWriter
- Étienne ComarWriter
- Mike KourtzerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lambert WilsonChristian
- Michael LonsdaleLuc
- Olivier RabourdinChristophe
- Philippe LaudenbachCélestin
- Jacques HerlinAmédée
- Loïc PichonJean-Pierre
- Xavier MalyMichel
- Jean-Marie FrinPaul
- Abdelhafid MetalsiNouredine
- Sabrina OuazaniRabbia
- Abdellah MoundyOmar
- Olivier PerrierBruno