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Beyond the Gates (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 59

Fresh: 49

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 7.2/10

Consensus: Complex, human characters and on-location shooting give Beyond the Gates palpable tension and urgency.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, disturbing images and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 9, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Joe Connor has come to teach in Rwanda because he believes he can make a difference. When the school becomes a haven for thousands of Rwandans fleeing the genocide, Joe promises his brightest... Joe Connor has come to teach in Rwanda because he believes he can make a difference. When the school becomes a haven for thousands of Rwandans fleeing the genocide, Joe promises his brightest pupil, Marie, that the UN soldiers will protect her from the hordes of extremist militia baying for blood outside the school. But when the UN abandon the refugees, Joe and the school's headmaster, Father Christopher, face an agonising dilemma: should they leave or should they stand firm with the Rwandans. As the UN trucks force their way through the terrified refugees, Joe stares at the tear-stained face of Marie: what should he do? What would you do? Based on real events and filmed at the actual location where this story took place, Beyond the Gates is directed by Michael Caton-Jones and stars John Hurt and Hugh Dancy. It is an emotionally gripping, authentic and powerful recreation of a tragic real life story that took place during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. --© IFC Films [More]

Starring: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Nicola Walker

Starring: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Nicola Walker, Steve Toussaint

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Screenwriter: David Wolstencroft
Producer: David Belton
Story: David Belton, Richard Alwyn
Producer: Pippa Cross
Composer: Dario Marianelli
Studio: IFC Films

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Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
10/29/08
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Beyond the Gates takes an unflinching look at the start of the Rwandan genocide.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
07/13/08
Christian Toto
Washington Times

This is a spiritual drama, not a political one, drawing a thick line between our good intentions and the selfish choices we ultimately make.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/04/08
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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It simply presents, and assumes that we have the inherent morality to understand that what we are watching is evil.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/20/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Though less reassuring and not as dramatically coherent as Hotel Rwanda, it still packs a hard punch.

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08/11/07
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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The film grinds inexorably toward its unsurprising and terrible conclusion with infinite grace but no real suspense.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
06/01/07
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

An intense and gripping drama that makes you realize that this page in Rwandan history deserves to be told more than once, lest history forget.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
06/01/07
Robin Clifford
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Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
03/31/07
Los Angeles Daily News

Movies about Africa often fall into this trap. Righteous indignation is the exclusive province of non-Africans.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment 1 Comment
03/31/07
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Make sure you sit through the credits to learn about the victims who survived and worked on this film ---- extraordinary!

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03/30/07
Jeanne Kaplan
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The film chronicles man's inhumanity to man during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, (where) selflessness and selfishness stand side by side ----

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
03/30/07
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

There's little respite from the terrible history that this film retells just a determination (made stronger by the faces we see after the credits) to tell it, to be sure that history doesn't forget.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
03/30/07
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

A compelling drama about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the moral heroism of a compassionate priest.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/30/07
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A gripping, terrifying, profoundly touching human drama that's definitely worth seeing.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
03/29/07
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A gripping fictionalized account of a 1994 incident in Rwanda that became a shocking emblem of the Rwandan Hutus' mass slaughter of the Tutsis.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/29/07
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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By keeping most of the action contained to the school grounds and immediate environs, director Michael Caton-Jones creates a claustrophobic atmosphere where fear can fester.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/23/07
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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Instead of the latest major studio flummery, do yourself a favor and see this brilliant, low-budget independent masterpiece, one that educates as well as entertains.

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
03/21/07
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

Director Michael Caton-Jones doesn't go for obvious pathos or simple outrage. He approaches the picture's theme with a documentary realism that, scene by scene, heightens the drama.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
03/18/07
Kevin Courrier
Boxoffice Magazine

The movie does suggest that Joe's ignorance and sense of privilege, however honorable his intentions, make a dangerous combination.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
03/17/07
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

By dodging cultural and political specifics in favor of a thriller-lite framework Beyond the Gates ends up serving largely as a tribute to the virtues of hindsight.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
03/17/07
Mark Holcomb
Time Out New York
 
 
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