Synopsis
In March, 1996, at the height of the battle between the Islamists of the GIA and the Algerian State, seven French monks of the monastery of Tibhirine are kidnapped. They are later found knifed. During these years of civil war, more than hundred thousand Algerians and many Westerners were murdered. Nevertheless, these directly threatened people decided not to leave their monastery. At the time of the tenth anniversary of their death, the movie investigates the reasons for which they stayed.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Mille et Une Films
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Gilles Padovani
- Screenwriter : Emmanuel Audrain
- Director of Photography : Emmanuel Audrain
- Editor : Michèle Loncol
- Production Manager : Gilles Padovani
- Sound Editor : Frédéric Hamelin
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Identity, Religion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 52 min
- Visa number : 127.465
- Visa issue date : 17/11/2010
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Dolby
- Rating restrictions : None
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