Directed by Xavier Beauvois
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Starz)
Trappists monks in Algeria are threatened by terrorists in a civil war. They manage to talk their way out of the first encounter, but are scared and want to leave, others to stay. As they return to their daily routine, they pray, chant and discuss their options. This takes up most of the film, and is an interesting glimpse into the motivations of becoming a monk, their doubts and fears. Eventually the dissenters change their minds and all decide to stay. The terrorists return and take them hostage, and the film ends as they walk up a snowy mountain path and disappear.
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