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Shooting Dogs (2006)

"What would you risk to make a difference?"

7.4/10 1h 55m Mar 08, 2006
Drama History

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

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Movie Details

Original Title Shooting Dogs
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.0

Cast

John Hurt
John Hurt
Christopher
Popularity: 3.1
Hugh Dancy
Hugh Dancy
Joe Connor
Popularity: 1.7
Dominique Horwitz
Dominique Horwitz
Capitaine Charles Delon
Popularity: 5.6
Nicola Walker
Nicola Walker
Rachel
Popularity: 4.4
David Gyasi
David Gyasi
François
Popularity: 2.4
Steve Toussaint
Steve Toussaint
Roland
Popularity: 9.9
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Marie
Popularity: 0.9
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Susan Nalwoga
Edda
Popularity: 0.4
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Victor Power
Julius
Popularity: 0.4
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Victor Power
Mark
Popularity: 0.0
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Musa Kasonka Jr.
Boniface
Popularity: 0.0
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Kizito Ssentamu Kayiira
Pierre
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Executive Producer Ruth Caleb, Richard Alwyn, Paul Trijbits
Editor Christian Lonk
Director Michael Caton-Jones
Producer David Belton, Pippa Cross, Jens Meurer
Screenplay David Wolstencroft

Production

CrossDay Productions
GB
BBC Film
GB
Egoli Tossell Film
DE
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
DE
Invicta Capital
GB
UK Film Council
GB

Videos & Trailers

Shooting Dogs (Trailer NL) 2005
Shooting Dogs (Trailer NL) 2005
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Keywords

destruction of a civilization rape civil war hutu tutsi rwandan genocide inhumanity aggression coup d'etat vandalism kigali volunteer professional school united nations catholicism school life

Reviews from TMDB

Andres Gomez 8/10
Sep 27, 2013

Great drama and great characters for the untold story of Hutus and Tutsis conflict in Rwanda and the naïveness of the good hearted people against the cruel reality and the tough decisions to make.

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Details
Release Date March 8, 2006
Runtime 1h 55m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.0
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