Beyond the Gates

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Beyond the Gates
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R,1hr 55min
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March 9, 2007
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IFC First Take
Synopsis: Two outsiders witness an onslaught of bloody Rwandan genocide in this fact-based drama from director Michael Caton-Jones (Scandal). In 1994, Joe Connor (Hugh Dancy) is a British schoolteacher who has volunteered to spend a year at the Ecole Technique Officielle, a school in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. Connor's arrival in Rwanda occurs after the nation's Civil War between the Tutsis and the Hutus has dissipated (c. August 1993). Yet despite the official end of this well-publicized struggle, political ... Full Synopsis
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Tense and gut-wrenching, Beyond the Gates is a horrifying story told with grace and compassion. Full Review
Metascore
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71
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Father Christopher
Joe Connor
Captain Delon
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