Shooting Dogs (DVD, 2006)

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Shooting Dogs. Actor: John Hurt. Film/ T V Title: Shooting Dogs. Starring John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz.Review. Genre: Drama. John Hurts character is the heart and soul of an unusually thoughtful film.

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An English priest becomes caught up in the fighting between the Tutsi and Hutu tribes in 1994 Rwanda.

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ProducerDavid Belton
EAN5055002552564
eBay Product ID (ePID)53008060

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleShooting Dogs
ActorHugh Dancy, Steve Toussaint, Susan Nalwoga, John Hurt, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Dominique Horwitz
DirectorMichael Caton-Jones
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2006
FeaturesAudio Commentary With Director\Audio Commentary With Writer and Producer\Featurette 'The Making Of SHOOTING DOGS'\The Director & Writer's Visit to the ENO\Filmmaker's Diaries\Film Education Materials\Theatrical Trailer
Run Time110 Mins
GenreDrama, General

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Certificate15
Number of Discs1
ReviewsNewsnight - A brilliant film, Uncut - Superb, Daily Mail - An extraordinarily powerful film... a must-see, Hotdog - Remarkable and moving, Variety - A more stylish, authentic film than Hotel Rwanda
Additional InformationAn English priest working at a school in Rwanda in 1994 is drawn up in the violence caused when tension between Tutsi and Hutu tribes escalates into genocide. Based on a story co-written by BBC journalist David Belton--who was working in the country at the time of the genocide--SHOOTING DOGS is an intense and powerful fictionalised account of events that took place at the Ecole Technique Officielle school in Kigali between April 6th and April 11th in 1994. The film shows the experiences of the world-weary school headmaster Father Christopher (John Hurt) and Joe Connor (Hugh Dancy), a charismatic and idealistic young man taking a year out teaching in Africa. When the genocide begins to erupt, the school becomes a refuge for Europeans and Tutsis. A contingent of Belgian UN soldiers is stationed at the school but as the Hutu government vows to eliminate all Tutsis, the refugees wonder if the UN will protect them from the machete-wielding Hutu militias who start to surround the school. In order to give the film a realistic look, director Michael Canton-Jones elicits naturalistic performances from the actors, some of whom are survivors of the genocide. The film was shot largely with handheld cameras in order to give a documentary feel to the story and SHOOTING DOGS was filmed at the school caught up in the genocide. John Hurt and Hugh Dancy give strong, emotional performances as characters caught up in a series of moral dilemmas as to how they can help the Tutsis. By focusing on the fate of one school, this accomplished film succeeds in giving an overview of the Rwandan conflict and the inertia of various governments and organisations in dealing with the violence.
Movie/TV TitleShooting Dogs
WriterDavid Wolstencroft

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  • Brilliant thought provoking film

    Probably the best role John Hurt has ever played

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  • Very moving movie

    This film is a must see classic. Brilliantly made, acted, directed etc. It made me sob about the cruelty these people had to face, absolutely heart breaking. It's based on true events so everyone should see it to be aware.

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    Very good condition

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