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Released 20 years ago.
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Shooting Dogs
"What would you risk to make a difference?"
2006 1h 55m EN
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7.5
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7.6
IMDB
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7.5TMDB Β· 169π
85%Rotten Tomatoesβ71Metacriticβ
7.6IMDB Β· 12,234
DramaHistory
Synopsis
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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.
βWhat would you risk to make a difference?β
Cast
John Hurt
Christopher
Hugh Dancy
Joe Connor
Dominique Horwitz
Capitaine Charles Delon
Nicola Walker
Rachel
David Gyasi
François
Steve Toussaint
Roland
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Marie
Susan Nalwoga
Edda
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Caton-Jones
- Writers
- David Wolstencroft
- Languages
- German, French, English
- Countries
- Germany, United Kingdom
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, shot by Ivan Strasburg. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Christian Lonk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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John Hurt and Hugh Dancy and Dominique Horwitz carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What would you risk to make a difference?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Caton-Jones directs. Ivan Strasburg behind the camera. Dario Marianelli scores. Christian Lonk cuts. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 20 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, shot by Ivan Strasburg. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Christian Lonk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7John Hurt and Hugh Dancy and Dominique Horwitz carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "What would you risk to make a difference?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0420901 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 17 themes, including "destruction of a civilization", "rape", "civil war", "hutu".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ivan Strasburg
- Original score
- Dario Marianelli
- Editing
- Christian Lonk
- Production design
- Bertram StrauΓ
- Costume design
- Dinah Collin
- Makeup / hair
- Sarah Grundy
- Sound
- Rosie Straker
- Runtime
- 115 min Β· 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 71/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.6/10 Β· 12,234 votes
- MPAA
- R
- US box office
- $108,281
Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 3 nominations total
Also by
Michael Caton-Jones
Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Andres Gomezβ 8/10
Great drama and great characters for the untold story of Hutus and Tutsis conflict in Rwanda and the naΓ―veness of the good hearted people against the cruel reality and the tough decisions to make.
Production companies
Who made it
CrossDay Productions
GB
BBC Film
GB
Egoli Tossell Film
DE
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
DE
- IN
Invicta Capital
GB
UK Film Council
GB
ZDF
DE
ARTE
DE
Key crew
- ProducerPippa Cross
- ProducerJens Meurer
- Production DesignBertram StrauΓ
- Executive ProducerRichard Alwyn
- CastingAnja Dihrberg
- Executive ProducerDavid M. Thompson
- IdeaRichard Alwyn
- Executive ProducerPaul Trijbits
- CastingKaren Lindsay-Stewart
- Executive ProducerRuth Caleb
- EditorChristian Lonk
- ProducerDavid Belton
- IdeaDavid Belton
- Sound DesignerRosie Straker
- Art DirectionAstrid Sieben
- Costume DesignDinah Collin
- Set DecorationDagmar Wessel
- Wardrobe SupervisorHimani Dehlvi
- Music SupervisorMaggie Rodford
- Makeup DesignerSarah Grundy
- Set DresserThomas Cinamula
- Set DresserEddy Munyabarenzi
- Foley EditorKai Schoormann
- GafferMicky Reeves
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- destruction of a civilization
- rape
- civil war
- hutu
- tutsi
- rwandan genocide
- inhumanity
- aggression
- coup d'etat
- vandalism
- based on true story
- kigali
- volunteer
- professional school
- united nations
- catholicism
- school life
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-03-09
Also known as
International titles
- Tiros em RuandaBR
- Strzelajac do psΓ³wPL
- ηη¬CN
- Beyond the GatesGB
