Film at Eleven

Beyond the Gates (review) sees its US opening today at the NY IFC Center and expands to cities nationwide on March 16th. This is a very important movie about the horrific genocides that happened in Rwanda in 1994. Not only is it informative, but the story is told from a different point of view than previous movies touching on the same subject matter.

When the school where schoolteacher Joe Connor works 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. Based on real events and filmed at the actual location where this story took place, Beyond the Gates is directed by Michael Caton-Jones and stars John Hurt and Hugh Dancy. It is an emotionally gripping, authentic and powerful recreation of a tragic real life story.

Go see it.

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