Réalisation:
Michael Caton-JonesScénario:
David WolstencroftPhotographie:
Ivan StrasburgMusique:
Dario MarianelliActeurs·trices:
John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Nicola Walker, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Steve Toussaint, David Gyasi, Louis MahoneyRésumés(1)
Rwanda, le 6 avril 1994. L'assassinat du président Habyarimana marque le début du génocide. Les forces armées de chaque Nation en présence reçoivent pour seule mission l'évacuation des ressortissants de leur pays. Un prêtre catholique anglais et un jeune enseignant coopérant se retrouvent dans le chaos des premières heures de ce massacre. Totalement impuissants, incapables de juguler la haine, ils sont confrontés à leur propre limite : mourir en restant ou vivre en fuyant le pays. (Haut et Court)
(plus)Critiques (1)
A TV movie set in the same period in which Hotel Rwanda took place. Only this time, from the perspective of Europeans. The visuals are logically worse due to the budgetary constraints and the whole thing only takes place in a few locations. The acting is quite mediocre, and moreover, the characters themselves are basically pretty uninteresting. The directing isn’t that great either. Beyond the Gates does not move you, but it certainly manages to catch your interest, although it assumes that you know at least something about the events of April 1994 in Rwanda. However, despite all the above downsides, this is not as “ostentatious" as the much better known (though undoubtedly excellent) Hotel Rwanda, which therefore may work better for some viewers.
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