Culver City, CA (May 9, 2010) – A compelling film about the power of faith, Of Gods and Men, inspired by the true story of a group of French monks living in Algeria, will be released on a Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack on July 5, 2011 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This Sony Pictures Classics film is directed by Xavier Beauvois (The Young Lieutenant) and stars Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Revolutions and The Matrix Reloaded) and Michael Lonsdale (Munich). Of Gods and Men will be available for an SLP of $45.99 for the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Special features will include the behind-the-scenes featurette “The Sacred Tibhirine: Further Investigation” and Merrimack College Augustine Dialogue IX with Author John W. Kiser.
Of Gods and Men was awarded the Grand Prix at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, was named Best Foreign Language Film from the National Board of Review and won Best Film, Best Supporting Actor (Michael Lonsdale) and Best Cinematography (Caroline Champetier) at the 2010 Cesar Awards.
Synopsis
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps through the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay … come what may. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996.
Of Gods and Men is directed by Xavier Beauvois. The screenplay is by Etienne Comar with an adaptation and dialogues by Xavier Beauvois and Etienne Comar. Produced by Pascal Caucheteux, Etienne Comar and Frantz Richard. Starring Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale and Olivier Rabourdin.
