Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers.
When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The drama centers on the Cistercian monks who stand up for their beliefs when confronted by fundamentalists.
Loosely based on the Tibhirine tragedy, in which a brotherhood of monks in Algeria were kidnapped and slaughtered by Islamic fundamentalists in opposition of the government, [the film] attempts to put audiences in the sandals of those impoverished martyrs during their final weeks. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes for director
Loosely based on the Tibhirine tragedy, in which a brotherhood of monks in Algeria were kidnapped and slaughtered by Islamic fundamentalists in opposition of the government, [the film] attempts to put audiences in the sandals of those impoverished martyrs during their final weeks. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes for director