The photography is impeccable. It captures both the geography, the light and the story. Beautiful.
I have to say I didn't know much about the story, which helped. I didn't know it was based on a true story and what happened. I still thought it was well paced, it goes well with what it's talking about. Still, it's a 122 minutes film and it didn't feel long at all. I thought it kept going and moving on. I read a few reviews that say it can be slow at times. To me it wasn't. I saw it in one night, I didn't fall asleep even when I was tired.. that surely says something.
The cast is very good in their characters: they are monks, they don't play caricatures of monks. I think it's a film about determination and it's very well portrayed, not forced in any way. It's not a religious film, it's more a story about humanity and tolerance, and that's what makes it universal.
Sadly, there's not much to say about the sound. Correct. Fits the story. Nothing extraordinary.
Des hommes et des dieux
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