Based upon the true story of 7 French Trappist (Cistercian) monks who were kidnapped in 1996 from their monastery in Algeria by Muslim extremists and later beheaded...
This film won both the Grand Prize and the SIGNIS award at Cannes last year. And it was just recently awarded the SIGNIS prize for Best European film of 2010.
An appropriate pace draws us slowly into the lives of these French monks and allows us to better understand their peaceful lives and their cooperative interactions with their Algerian Muslim neighbors.
A film about worship and love of God, religious extremism, peace and violence, colonialism, politics, bravery, and friendship.
A most beautiful scene occurs towards the end of this film as the monks celebrate their own version of The Last Supper. It's a wonderful scene full of warmth and joy.
Highly recommended...
