Claire-Hope Ashley, David Gyasi, Dominique Horwitz
Joe Connor has come to teach in Rwanda because he believes he can make a difference. When the school becomes a haven for thousands of Rwandans fleeing the genocide, Joe promises his brightest pupil, M...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 18, 2007
Stats: 733 reviews
This is one incredible and sad movie. Powerful. The question is what would you have done in the same situation and really could you have done anything. Would give it 5 stars but I just could not sit and watch what they did to these people again.
another film featuring the united abominations. i feel ashamed that my country is a part of the UN. john hurt is good in it
Thematically similar to Hotel Rwanda this movie about the genocide of 1994 presents an equally hopeless situation as the angry mob gathers outside a school, (only temporarily) protected by UN soldiers, who refuse to do anything more than their mandate tells them. As the situation...( read more)
Another film about the Rwanda genocide. Doesn't bring anything new, historically speaking, then what Hotel Rwanda and Sometimes in April did, but it still is gripping and gut-wrenching, not to mention totally relevant while telling such an amazing story of bravery a...( read more)
I followed the news of the Rwandan crisis closely as it unfolded, and knowing about this event, I still found this film harrowing to watch. It's not a bloody film, but the events that occurred in the country are hard to see put in front of your eyes again. Very sad.
Despite the ...( read more)
Distressing. Humanity really dropped the ball with the Rwanda Genocide, and even now it breaks my heart. This is a much better film than 'Hotel Rwanda.'
This is a terrible truth, good actors!
bringing the horrible situation which happend in Rwanda to the big screen!
wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a sad movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that john hurt, claire-hope ashley, dominique horwitz all play good parts throughout this movie..its a sad movie...i think...( read more)
Convincingly revisits the horror of 1994's civil war in Rwanda. full review
Not a definitive cinematic statement on the Rwandan genocide but certainly a far preferable dramatic treatment of the atrocity than Hotel Rwanda. full review
ive seen this film n its unbelievable sad!!! i was almost in tears! its a wel documentd film n its horrific 2 c wot happend 2 all those rwandans!
i thought this was called shooting dogs neways not beyond the gates....now im cnfusd!!!!
I love these type of true stories brought to life on the
Screen, If you do your homework/groundwork rite producing a film like this, It will bring the audience into the movie BIGTIME.....
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