About the Movie
Based on a true story, the film follows nine monks living in at a monastery in Algeria. The peace that exists between the monks and the local Muslims dissolves when seven of the monks are kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War.
Of Gods and Men trailer (click on the image below)
Themes
Algerian Civil War
"Algerian Civil War (1992–2002)." Modern African Conflicts: An Encyclopedia of Civil Wars, Revolutions, and Terrorism, edited by Timothy J. Stapleton, ABC-CLIO, 2022, pp. 11-14. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX8380000016/GVRL?u=cod_lrc&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=f0c57e1e.
Beardsley, Eleanor. “Algeria’s ‘Black Decade’ Still Weighs Heavily.” NPR, NPR, 25 Apr. 2011, www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135376589/algerias-black-decade-still-weighs-heavily.
Reviews
Ebert, Roger. “Of Gods and Men Movie Review & Film Summary (2011): Roger Ebert.” Of Gods and Men Movie Review & Film Summary (2011) | Roger Ebert, www.rogerebert.com/reviews/of-gods-and-men-2011.
Scott, A. O. “Between Heaven and Earth.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Feb. 2011, www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/movies/25gods.html.
About Algeria
Chanderli, Abdel Kader , Brown, L. Carl , Zaimeche, Salah and Sutton, Keith. "Algeria". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/place/Algeria.
“Country Business Guide: Algeria .” AtoZ International Business, World Trade Press, https://library.cod.edu/atozinternationalbusiness (Click on link and search for "Algeria")