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Quick Info

Rating

7.4/10

Release2006

Runtime1h 55m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

CrossDay Productions

BBC Film

Egoli Tossell Film

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Invicta Capital

UK Film Council

ZDF

ARTE

Movie

Shooting Dogs

2006

1h 55m

7.4

Drama

History

Synopsis

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

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