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Joe Connor (Hugh Dancy) is teaching in Rwanda during his gap year. When the school he teaches at becomes a haven for thousands of Rwandans fleeing the genocide, Joe promises his brightest pupil, Marie (Clare-Hope Ashitey), 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 (John Hurt), face an agonising dilemma: should they leave or should they stand firm with the Rwandans. As the UN trucks force their way through the terrified refugees, Joe stares at the tear-stained face of Marie: what should he do?
Based on real events and filmed at the actual location where this story took place, SHOOTING DOGS is an emotionally gripping, authentic and powerful recreation of a tragic real life story that took place during the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Set in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. A young volunteer schoolteacher and a priest struggle to maintain a secondary school which has become a shelter for Tutsis and Hutus after the Belgian UN troops who were based there move out. Troubled that the ethnic hatreds and distrust are starting to creep into the school and knowing that it is only a matter of time before they are all killed, the two non-Rwandans cope and struggle in different ways. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: British Independent Film Awards, ...Shooting Dogs ( Beyond the Gates )
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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful
By J W
Format:DVD
I highly recommend this film which is probably less well known than 'Hotel Rwanda', but which is no less powerful. From the moment the film started I was involved in the film. Hugh Dancy is brilliant as a idealistic young teacher and John Hurt turns in a elegant and understated performance as a catholic priest. Towards the end he utters one of the most powerful and moving lines of the film when faced with one of the Hutu killers. This is a very emotional film and be prepared to be in tears by the end of the movie. It highlights the important role, or lack of, of the UN and Western powers in preventing the genocide in Rwanda. It is hard to believe that it was only 12 years ago.
61 of 65 people found the following review helpful
By D Francis
Format:DVD
Hotel Rwanda is the Hollywood attempt at the account of the genocide in which 800,000 Rwandans were killed in less than 3 months. In comparison, Shooting Dogs is a more comprehensive and emotionally involving account of the tradegy.
John Hurt is superb in his role as the Priest and headteacher of a school that hides Tutsis from Hutu extremists. The constraint of the UN peacekeepers in their role at the school and the response by the international is also played out accurately.
The most touching aspect of the film perhaps is the role of the survivors in making the film and the credits inform of the loses they suffered.
Rwanda, like East Timor and Cambodia has failed to get the public attention that the Holocaust has received and films like Shooting Dogs are deserved attempts to bring the tradegy home.
The film has not failed to reduce friends and family to tears, one of the most powerful films released in recent times albeit to low publicity.
To get a deeper understanding about the genocide I recommend Shake Hands With The Devil.
John Hurt is superb in his role as the Priest and headteacher of a school that hides Tutsis from Hutu extremists. The constraint of the UN peacekeepers in their role at the school and the response by the international is also played out accurately.
The most touching aspect of the film perhaps is the role of the survivors in making the film and the credits inform of the loses they suffered.
Rwanda, like East Timor and Cambodia has failed to get the public attention that the Holocaust has received and films like Shooting Dogs are deserved attempts to bring the tradegy home.
The film has not failed to reduce friends and family to tears, one of the most powerful films released in recent times albeit to low publicity.
To get a deeper understanding about the genocide I recommend Shake Hands With The Devil.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Tom
Format:DVD
Having spent time out in Rwanda in 2004, the recent films about the genocide (Hotel Rwanda and Shooting Dogs) have been a must watch for me, and they haven't disappointed. Shooting dogs is a graphic and emotional account of the genocide that is made all the more real by being filmed in Rwanda - filmed in actual places some of the atrocities happened. It is just a must watch, and although there have been controversies about the filming of the movie on location in Rwanda (ie Rwandans reliving the horrors of the genocide - hearing gunshots whilst filming, stirring up the divide between Tutsi and Hutu), it adds an extra something that Hotel Rwanda just doesn't have.
This is an excellent film that should be seen by all. We need to learn from our mistakes, and the UN should consider buying a copy of this for all their members!
This is an excellent film that should be seen by all. We need to learn from our mistakes, and the UN should consider buying a copy of this for all their members!
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Great movie, powerful and moving
Well worth a watch, emotional, gripping. If you're interested in Rwanda there is a story to be told here. Remember this is the past though! Rwanda is doing much better these days.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. J. B. Poulton
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Gritty & Real
I was recommended this film by a friend & it didn't disappoint in its gritty realism, however I just think it lacked something to make it mainstream & accepted. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rob Faulkner
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Heartbreaking
This film is a must. It really got me thinking and I saw a different side to the Genocide. The acting is fantastic and it's a well made film. Read more
Published 8 months ago by S. Pearce
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Where was the world?
I don't write many reviews ,but this film should be watched by all.Mans inhumanity to his fellow man and the stupidity of the so called United Nations,who did nothing ,in the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. Evans
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adware
The DVD features non-skippable trailers in the beginning of the disc which results in an extreme startup time of multiple minutes. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Romano Pfefferkorn
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Red Earth
Films about matters like the Rwandan genocide always risk going all Sixth Form Debating Society on us, lots of moral indignation at the West and what could have been done. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Charles Vasey
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This film will shake you, move you, startle you
This film is about the Rwanda genocide in 1994. Specifically it is about deep-seated fear turned into murderous hatred, and about the failings of UN peace monitoring forces. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Profr R. Cohenalmagor
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Good Film
Difficult subject and good for being shot in the actual locations with some of the real people. I did not like the story line that much and would have preferred it to be about real... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Robert A. H. Smith
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dvd shooting dogs,
my husband really enjoyed the dvd which he got for his b/day he had heard a lot about it and was not disappointed, also del was fab record time. Many Thanks
Published 17 months ago by Mrs. L. Jenkins
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Shooting Dogs
This is one of those films that everyone should watch. Made in conjunction with the BBC and based on documentary evidence and personal experience of many of those involved in... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jill
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