Synopsis
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay… come what may. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $308,895 (7.8% of total gross) |
Legs: | 11.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 8.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Production Budget: | $5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.3 times production budget) |
Theater counts: | 33 opening theaters/120 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,375,921 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) | 7,034 | $3,954,651 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,262 | $42,308,874 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) | 3,298 | $46,263,525 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) | 662 | $3,954,651 |
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,536 | $3,954,651 |
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) | 557 | $42,308,874 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) | 999 | $46,263,525 |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | February 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Of Gods and Men (NY and LA) |
Video Release: | July 5th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Of Gods and Men |
MPAA Rating: | R for a scene of graphic violence. (Rating bulletin 2140, 9/29/2010) PG-13 for a momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images and brief language. (Rating bulletin 2154, 1/12/2011) |
Running Time: | 122 minutes |
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Keywords: | Religious, War, Medical and Hospitals, Political, Foreign Language, Historical Drama, 1990s, Monks and Nuns, Colonialism, Catholic, Epilogue, Intertitle |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Why Not Productions, Armada Films, France 3 Cinema, Cinemage 4, Cofinova 6, Soficinema 6, France Television, Canal Plus, Cinecinema, Centre National de la Cinematographie |
Production Countries: | France |
Languages: | Arabic, French |