Summary:
In April 1994, after the airplane of the Hutu President of Rwanda is shot down, the Hutu militias slaughter the Tutsi population. In the Ecole Technique Officielle, the Catholic priest Christopher and the idealistic English teacher Joe Connor lodge two thousand and five hundred Rwandans refugees, under the protection of the Belgian UN force and under siege by Hutu militia. When the Tutsi refugees are abandoned by the UN, they are murdered by the extremist militia.
| Runtime: | 115 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and language. |
| Production: | BBC Films |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Countries: | Germany, UK |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Home Release Date: | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael Caton-Jones | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| David Belton | Story |
| David Wolstencroft | Screenplay |
| Richard Alwyn | Story |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hugh Dancy | Joe Connor |
| John Hurt | Christopher |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Clare-Hope Ashitey | Marie |
| David Gyasi | |
| Dominique Horwitz | Capitaine Charles Delon |
| Jack Pierce | Mark |
| Kizito Ssentamu Kayiira | Pierre |
| Louis Mahoney | Sibomana |
| Musa Kasonka Jr. | Boniface |
| Nicola Walker | Rachel |
| Steve Toussaint | Roland |
| Susan Nalwoga | Edda |
| Victor Power | Julius |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andrew Wood | Line Producer |
| David Belton | Producer |
| David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Jens Meurer | Producer |
| Joe Oppenheimer | Development Producer |
| Karsten Stöter | Co-Producer |
| Michael Schmid-Ospach | Co-Producer |
| Paul Trijbits | Executive Producer |
| Pippa Cross | Producer |
| Richard Alwyn | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Caleb | Executive Producer |
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