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Shooting Dogs

What would you risk to make a difference?
2006 | 115m | English

(12236 votes)

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Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
Release Date: Mar 08, 2006
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Writer: David Wolstencroft
Genres: Drama, History
Keywords civil war, destruction of a civilization, rape, hutu, tutsi, vandalism, inhumanity, aggression, coup d'etat, kigali, rwandan genocide, volunteer, professional school, united nations, catholicism, school life
Production Companies BBC Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, ARTE, Egoli Tossell Film, CrossDay Productions, UK Film Council, ZDF, Invicta Capital
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
John Hurt Christopher
Hugh Dancy Joe Connor
Dominique Horwitz Capitaine Charles Delon
Nicola Walker Rachel
David Gyasi François
Steve Toussaint Roland
Clare-Hope Ashitey Marie
Susan Nalwoga Edda
Victor Power Julius
Victor Power Mark
Musa Kasonka Jr. Boniface
Kizito Ssentamu Kayiira Pierre
Name Job
Ivan Strasburg Director of Photography
David Belton Idea
Christian Lonk Editor
Bertram Strauß Production Design
Rosie Straker Sound Designer
Anja Dihrberg Casting
Richard Alwyn Idea
Astrid Sieben Art Direction
Dagmar Wessel Set Decoration
Dinah Collin Costume Design
Kai Schoormann Foley Editor
Frank Kruse Supervising Sound Editor
Gordon Segrove First Assistant Camera
Louis Elman ADR Voice Casting
Alison Wright Music Supervisor
Claudine Murenzi Assistant Art Director
Rolf Rosendahl First Assistant Camera
Himani Dehlvi Wardrobe Supervisor
Maggie Rodford Music Supervisor
Hassan Munyemana Set Dresser
Carsten Richter Foley
Micky Reeves Gaffer
Sarah Grundy Makeup Designer
Thomas Cinamula Set Dresser
Chris Gurney Boom Operator
Hanse Warns Sound Effects Editor
Sylvie Brocheré Casting
Carolyn McLeod Casting Assistant
Daniel Iribarren Dialogue Editor
Abigail Barbier ADR Voice Casting
Eddy Munyabarenzi Set Dresser
Pat Rambaut Script Supervisor
Jean De La Paix Hategekimana Assistant Property Master
Michael Caton-Jones Director
David Wolstencroft Screenplay
Dario Marianelli Original Music Composer
Karen Lindsay-Stewart Casting
Name Title
David Belton Producer
Richard Alwyn Executive Producer
Ruth Caleb Executive Producer
Paul Trijbits Executive Producer
Jens Meurer Producer
Pippa Cross Producer
David M. Thompson Executive Producer
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tanty
8.0

Great drama and great characters for the untold story of Hutus and Tutsis conflict in Rwanda and the naïveness of the good hearted people against the cruel reality and the tough decisions to make. ...

Jun 23, 2021