Shooting Dogs (2006)
Fliehen oder bleiben - vor dieser Frage stehen Pater Michael Thomas und sein junger Lehrerkollege Joe Connor. Die beiden leiten eine Missionsschule in Afrika und werden Zeugen der Ereignisse, welche das Land nach dem 6. April 1994 - nach der Ermordung des Präsidenten von Ruanda - in grosse Aufruhr versetzen. Unzählige Tutsi werden von den radikalen Hutu verfolgt und ermordet. Mittendrin steht die kleine Schule, die zum Zufluchtsort der Tutsi wird. Die beiden Europäer setzen sich, als selbst die UN nicht mehr handelt, vom eigenen Idealismus angetrieben, persönlich mit allen Kräften für die Verfolgten ein. Sie müssen aber bald einsehen, dass sie machtlos sind. Sollen sie ihr eigenes Leben aufs Spiel setzen, um die Gewalt abzuwehren?
Der Regisseur:
Michael Caton-Jones
Der Autor:
David Wolstencroft
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John Hurt as Christopher |
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Hugh Dancy as Joe Connor |
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Dominique Horwitz as Capitaine Charles Delon |
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Nicola Walker as Rachel |
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David Gyasi as François |
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Steve Toussaint as Roland |
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Clare-Hope Ashitey as Marie |
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Susan Nalwoga as Edda |
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Victor Power as Julius |
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Victor Power as Mark |
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Musa Kasonka Jr. as Boniface |
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Kizito Ssentamu Kayiira as Pierre |
| Writing | David Wolstencroft | Screenplay |
| Production | Pippa Cross | Producer |
| Production | Jens Meurer | Producer |
| Art | Bertram Strauß | Production Design |
| Production | Richard Alwyn | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dario Marianelli | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Anja Dihrberg | Casting |
| Production | David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Richard Alwyn | Idea |
| Production | Paul Trijbits | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karen Lindsay-Stewart | Casting |
| Production | Ruth Caleb | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Christian Lonk | Editor |
| Directing | Michael Caton-Jones | Director |
| Production | David Belton | Producer |
| Camera | Ivan Strasburg | Director of Photography |
| Writing | David Belton | Idea |
| Sound | Rosie Straker | Sound Designer |
| Art | Astrid Sieben | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dinah Collin | Costume Design |
| Art | Dagmar Wessel | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Himani Dehlvi | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Maggie Rodford | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Grundy | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Thomas Cinamula | Set Dresser |
| Art | Eddy Munyabarenzi | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Kai Schoormann | Foley Editor |
| Lighting | Micky Reeves | Gaffer |
| Art | Claudine Murenzi | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Pat Rambaut | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Sylvie Brocheré | Casting |
| Production | Louis Elman | ADR Voice Casting |
| Camera | Rolf Rosendahl | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Abigail Barbier | ADR Voice Casting |
| Sound | Chris Gurney | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Gordon Segrove | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Hassan Munyemana | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Daniel Iribarren | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Hanse Warns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Frank Kruse | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Jean De La Paix Hategekimana | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Alison Wright | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Carolyn McLeod | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Carsten Richter | Foley |