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Shooting Dogs (2005)

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User Rating: 7.8/10 (2,517 votes)
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Overview

Writers:
David Wolstencroft (screenplay)
Richard Alwyn (story) ...
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Release Date:
8 December 2005 (Portugal) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
1994, 800,000 killed in 100 days. Would you risk your life to make a difference? more
Plot:
In April 1994, after the airplane of the Hutu President of Rwanda is shot down, the Hutu militias slaughter the Tutsi population... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
This is the best film I have seen in a good many years. more

Cast

 (Credited cast)

John Hurt ... Christopher
Hugh Dancy ... Joe Connor
Dominique Horwitz ... Capitaine Charles Delon
Louis Mahoney ... Sibomana
Nicola Walker ... Rachel
Steve Toussaint ... Roland

David Gyasi ... François
Susan Nalwoga ... Edda
Victor Power ... Julius
Jack Pierce ... Mark
Musa Kasonka Jr. ... Boniface
Kizito Ssentamu Kayiira ... Pierre
Clare-Hope Ashitey ... Marie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Beyond the Gates (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and language.
Runtime:
115 min
Country:
UK | Germany
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Trivia:
The characters are fictional but the events are not. Parts of the film were shot at Ecole Technique Officielle (ETO), a high school in Kigali, where the actual events took place. The title of the film comes from the fact that UN peacekeepers used to shoot local dogs that fed on the decomposing bodies of the genocide victims. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Throughout the movie, the Belgian Captain wears the insignia of a Sergeant (three white lines). more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-03-10)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
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35 out of 42 people found the following comment useful:-
This is the best film I have seen in a good many years., 13 December 2005
9/10
Author: deemacleod from Canada

I haven't seen a film that evoked such emotion in so long I had forgotten that it was even possible for a film to do so. Even in film school there weren't many that left me with such a memorable impression. I saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival and I actually left the theatre shaking. I had the distinct pleasure of talking to Mr. Caton-Jones after the screening and it seemed to me that this film was a real cathartic piece for him as well.

For anybody that doesn't remember or wasn't around during the actual genocide and doesn't remember the news stories about it, it doesn't really matter....this film shows more than what they would have showed on CNN of CBC or any of the major news networks. This goes beyond those stories and tells you what really happened....even if it is only a small glimpse at the bigger picture.

I saw Hotel Rwanda and I thought it was a brilliant film, but I also thought that it was a tad bit "Americanised", which is fine I suppose, it gave the public what it usually wants...a good story but with a bit of a love story at it's centre which I thought detracted from the story of the genocide. This one has a definite European or even Canadian film-making feel to it. Hotel Rwanda also didn't show you everything...this is not a spoiler but a warning: be prepared to see everything, Caton-Jones doesn't leave anything to the imagination.

I was also disappointed though I suppose not all that surprised when I heard that this film had gotten a distributor in every country but the US. All you Americans reading this...appeal to whatever power you have to to get this film screened in a theatre near you. You are missing out on not only a cinematic gem but a little piece of history. I for one cannot wait to see this film in theatres again soon.

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