Based on a true story. An exhausted Catholic priest (Hurt) and a young idealistic English teacher (Dancy) find themselves caught in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. They must now choose whether to stay with the thousands of Tutsis about to be massacred or to flee for safety.
Directed by
Michael Caton-Jones
Written by
David Wolstencroft (screenplay) Richard Alwyn (story) and David Belton (story)
Starring
John Hurt (Christopher); Hugh Dancy (Joe Connor); Dominique Horwitz (Capitaine Charles Delon); Louis Mahoney (Sibomana); Nicola Walker (Rachel); Steve Toussaint (Roland); David Gyasi (François); Susan Nalwoga (Edda); Victor Power (Julius); Jack Pierce (Mark); Musa Kasonka Jr. (Boniface); Kizito Ssentamu Kayiira (Pierre); Claire-Hope Ashitey (Marie). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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