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      • Xavier Beauvois' Of Gods and Men is inspired by the true story of seven French monks working in Algeria, who were kidnapped in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War and later executed.
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  1. Feb 24, 2011 · “Of Gods and Men” is based on the true story of a group of French Cistercian Trappist monks caught up (and ultimately killed) in the violence that engulfed Algeria in the 1990s.

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  3. Mar 3, 2011 · Xavier Beauvois' Of Gods and Men is inspired by the true story of seven French monks working in Algeria, who were kidnapped in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War and later executed.

  4. It centers on a true story that happened in the monastery of Tibhirine, where nine Cistercian monks lived in harmony with the largely Muslim population of Algeria, until seven of them were kidnapped and assassinated in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War.

  5. Mar 24, 2011 · Monastic life is anything but tedious in Xavier Beauvois’ masterful drama “Of Gods and Men,” based on the real-life tragedy of seven French monks abducted and beheaded during Algeria’s civil war...

  6. Dec 3, 2010 · The heartbreaking film Of Gods and Men, telling the true story of French monks kidnapped in Algeria, is winning global praise and moving audiences worldwide.

  7. Mar 4, 2011 · Xavier Beauivois' Of Gods and Men is inspired by the true story of seven French monks working in Algeria, who were kidnapped in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War and later executed. Film critic David Edelstein says the stark drama is both powerful and perceptive.

  8. Feb 24, 2011 · An extraordinary drama loosely based on the story of French monks killed in Algeria in 1996, Of Gods And Men won the Grand Jury Prize at last year's Cannes Film...

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