New on DVD & Blu-Ray : OF GODS AND MEN (2011)

The stirring true story of eight french-christian monks living in the midst of a Muslim community in North Africa in the '90s, who decide to stay, despite the mounting threat of an Islamic fundamentalist group, and continue to help the people is a wonderful, thought-provoking drama that will stay with you long after the credits roll. Winner of the 2010 Cesar for Best Film and the Grand Prix at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, nominated for the 2011 BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Film. A spiritual journey enriched by the excellent cast and insightful writing and directing by French filmmaker Xavier Beauvois.

Two-Disc DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Special Features :

• "The Sacrifice of Tibhirine: A Further Inquiry" Documentary
• Theatrical Trailer
• Merrimack College Augustine Dialogue IX with Author John W. Kiser

Product Description : In the face of terror, their greatest weapon was faith...Based on a true story, the kidnapping and murder of seven French monks in Algeria in 1996, Of Gods and Men is a Cannes prize winning revelation. A timely and intelligent rumination on the relationship between Christianity and Islam, it's also beautifully acted, scripted and photographed. Beauvois depicts the lives of a group of monks who live in a Cistercian monastery in the sun drenched landscape of Algeria. They live out an unchanging daily ritual of praying and farming. When a group of Croatian workers are murdered, the local mayor urges them to move away. This forces a crisis of conscience amongst the brothers, heightened by the arrival of a fundamentalist militia group. Fear sweeps through the region and the brothers are faced with the dilemma to either abandon their monastery and the local Muslim community who depend on them, or with making the courageous decison to stay. Building to an extraordinarily moving climax, this is a beautifully directed and immaculately performed award-winning drama.

Release Date : July 5, 2011

Run Time : 122 Min.

Studio/Distributor : Sony Pictures Classics

Rating : R for a momentary scene of startling violence, some disturbing images and brief language.

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