Beyond the Gates (2007) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	March 9, 2007 (LA/NY)
On DVD:	September 18, 2007
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Michael Caton-Jones
Writer:	David Wolstencroft
Cast:	John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Dominique Horwitz
AKA:	Shooting Dogs
Studio:	IFC Films
Official site:	beyondthegates-movie.com
Running Time:	110 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and language

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, Marie, that the UN soldiers will protect her from the hordes of extremist militia baying for blood outside the school. But when the UN abandon the refugees, Joe and the school's headmaster, Father Christopher, face an agonizing dilemma: should they leave...

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Movie Review

The genocide in Rwanda made a resurgence a few years ago with Hotel Rwanda, and the crisis is back with the similar-themed but ultimately quite different drama, Beyond the Gates (also known as Shooting Dogs). Directed by Michael Caton-Jones (the forgettable Basic Instinct 2 and the rather cool The Jackal), Beyond the Gates is an in-your-face, bloody and saddening film.

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