Shooting Dogs
2005
Based on a true story. An exhausted Catholic priest (Hurt) and a young idealistic English teacher (Dancy) find themselves caught in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. They must now choose whether to stay with the thousands of Tutsis about to be massacred or to flee for safety. Read more
| Starring | Claire-Hope Ashitey, John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz |
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| Director | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Genres | Drama |
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Shooting Dogs
Based on a true story. An exhausted Catholic priest (Hurt) and a young idealistic English teacher (Dancy) find themselves caught in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. They must now choose whether to stay with the thousands of Tutsis about to be massacred or to flee for safety.
| Starring | Claire-Hope Ashitey, John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Susan Nalwoga, Steve Toussaint |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS DISTRIBUTION LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Jun 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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An outstanding piece of film making
This film offers a harrowing account of the genocide in Rwanda. Unlike Hotel Rwanda, which was filmed in S.Africa, Shooting Dogs was filmed on location in Rwanda giving a higher degree of realism & resonance to the tragic events which unfold, particularly since many of the cast & crew were survivors of the massacre which the film depicts. This film renders the viewer speechless at the attrocities human beings are capable of committing yet at the same time imparts a message of hope that the human spirit can overcome even the unfathomable. Make no mistake this film does not make for easy viewing. But it does make for essential viewing - it is superbly written & John Hurts' performance is simply sublime, Hugh Dancy also renders an excellent well-nuanced perfomance. But most importantly this is a story which must be told!
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Shameful
A 'true' story told from the 'European' perspective set in Rwanda during the genocide of a million Tutsis. Two British men, a Catholic priest and a teacher working at a school/UN base in Kigali take in 2500 Tutsis during the genocide. We watch as they realise the gravity of the situation, and go through the shock, anger and depression phases of the coping mechanism.
Gosh how terrible they must have been feeling while thousands of Tutsis were being hacked to death around them. I found the perspective of the film odd, concentrating on the handful of Europeans rather than the Rwandans. -
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