Shooting Dogs
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Shooting Dogs

What would you risk to make a difference?

7.5 / 10 2006 1h 55mNR English
DramaHistory

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

John Hurt

John Hurt

Christopher

Lead
Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Joe Connor

Dominique Horwitz

Dominique Horwitz

Capitaine Charles Delon

Nicola Walker

Nicola Walker

Rachel

David Gyasi

David Gyasi

François

Steve Toussaint

Steve Toussaint

Roland

Clare-Hope Ashitey

Clare-Hope Ashitey

Marie

SN

Susan Nalwoga

Edda

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Caton-Jones's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Shooting Dogs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker