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7.4/10 • 152

2006-03-08 • 1h 55m

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What would you risk to make a difference?

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

Directors
Michael Caton-Jones
Editors
Christian Lonk

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  1. John Hurt

    John Hurt

    Christopher

  2. Hugh Dancy

    Hugh Dancy

    Joe Connor

  3. Dominique Horwitz

    Dominique Horwitz

    Capitaine Charles Delon

  4. Nicola Walker

    Nicola Walker

    Rachel

  5. David Gyasi

    David Gyasi

    François

  6. Steve Toussaint

    Steve Toussaint

    Roland

  7. Clare-Hope Ashitey

    Clare-Hope Ashitey

    Marie

  8. Susan Nalwoga

    Susan Nalwoga

    Edda

  9. Victor Power

    Victor Power

    Julius

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Andres Gomez

Sep 27, 2013

8/10

Great drama and great characters for the untold story of Hutus and Tutsis conflict in Rwanda and the naïveness of the good hearted people against the cruel reality and the tough decisions to make.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
destruction of a civilizationrapecivil warhutututsirwandan genocideinhumanityaggressioncoup d'etatvandalismkigalivolunteerprofessional schoolunited nationscatholicismschool life