"Of Gods and Men," Winner of the Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival

Early afternoon showtime TBA; post-screening discussion will be led by Richard McGregor, associate professor in Religious Studies at Vanderbilt:http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.w3-clipshare.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/OfGodsAndMen-Poster-1024x1024.jpg&sa=X&ei=_EqQTdWDIce4twfkyKiICQ&ved=0CAQQ8wc4BA&usg=AFQjCNGky0U_6aoCj5utS8dcmV3C0pYPtQ

Synopsis: "This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996. 8 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" (flixster). (http://www.flixster.com/movie/of-gods-and-men-photos)

Reviews: "A beautiful film"--San Francisco Chronicle

"Of Gods and Men" is a quiet, austere film that is more electrifying than a dozen action movies.--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"The climax is both misty and unforgettable"--The New Yorker