DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX
Loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, who were kidnapped by an Islamic fundamentalist group, the film explores the last few months in the lives of the small community.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Christian Lambert Wilson
- Luc Michel Lonsdale
- Christophe Olivier Rabourdin
- Célestin Philippe Laudenbach
- Amédée Jacques Herlin
- Jean-Pierre Loïc Pichon
- Michel Xavier Maly
- Paul Jean-Marie Frin
- Bruno Olivier Perrier
- Rabbia Sabrina Ouazani
- Ali Fayattia Farid Larbi
- terrorist Adel Bencherif
- Sidi Larbi Benaïssa Ahaouari
- Hadji Idriss Karimi
- colonel Abdellah Chakiri
- Nouredine Abdelhafid Metalsi
- le Walli Miloud Khetib
- Omar Abdallah Moundy
- foreman Goran Kostic
- Croatian workman Stanislas Stanic
- Croatian workman Arben Bajraktaraj
- Sidi Larbi's wife Zhour Laamri
- village woman Raouya
- Ahmed Farid Bouslam
- Nouredine's wife Chadia Assal
- Saloua Maria Bouslam
- Saloua's daughter Soukaïna Bouslam
- circumcised boy Adile Bouslam
- terrorist Rabii Ben Johail
- terrorist Saïd Naciri
- terrorist Hamid Aboutaieb
- shepherd El Alaoui El Hassan
Credits
Direction
- Un film de Xavier Beauvois
- Assistant Director Akrame El Meziane
- Assistant Director Amine Louadni
- Assistant Director Constance Stalla
- Assistant Director Zineb Belrhaba
- Assistant Director Mahmoud Belhacen
- 1st Assistant Director Guillaume Bonnier
- Script Supervisor Agathe Grau
Rights
Production
- Co-production Company Why Not Productions (France)
- Co-production Company Armada Films
- Co-production Company France 3 Cinéma
- With the participation of France Télévisions
- With the participation of Canal+
- With the participation of CinéCinéma
- With the participation of CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie
- In association with Cofinova 6
- In association with Soficinéma 6
- In association with Cinéimage 4
- French Distribution Mars Distribution
- International Sales Wild Bunch
- Executive Producer Martine Cassinelli
- Executive Producer Frantz Richard
- Executive Producer in Morocco Irene Productions
- Executive Producer in Morocco (Irene Production) Frantz Richard
- Executive Producer in Morocco (Irene Production) Jean-David Lefèbvre
- Why Not Productions Pascal Caucheteux
- Why Not Productions Abelard Senglawi
- Why Not Productions Etienne De Ricaud
- Why Not Productions Julie Fernandes
- Why Not Productions Amaury Denonfoux
- Why Not Productions Pauline Benard
- Armada Films Etienne Comar
- Armada Films Marie Thurnauer
- Production Manager Thibault Mattei
- Production Manager Khaled Haffad
- Production Co-ordination Ilham Raouf
- Post-production Supervisor Béatrice Mauduit
Casting
- Casting Brigitte Moidon
Writing
- Screenplay Etienne Comar
- Adaptation and Dialogue Xavier Beauvois
- Adaptation and Dialogue Etienne Comar
Photography
- Director of Photography Caroline Champetier
- Camera Crew Stephen Mack
- Camera Crew Haj Mohamed Rifki
- Camera Crew Aziz Lechgar
- Gaffer Emmanuel Demorgon
- Key Grip Mohamed El Ouardi
Special Effects
- Special Effects Crew Pierre Olivier Persin
- Special Effects Crew Bruno Maloberti
- Special Effects Crew Franck Limon Duparcmeur
- Special Effects Crew Ariane Moreau
- Special Effects Crew Emmanuelle Gauthier
- Special Effects Crew Tamara Walsh
Editing
- Editing Marie-Julie Maille
- Additional Editor Julie Duclaux
Design
- Art Director Michel Barthélémy
- Set Decorator Hind Ghazali
- Property Master Guillaume Deviercy
- Props Buyer Omar Ouachane
- Construction Manager Martinus Van Lunen
Costumes
- Costume Designer Marielle Robaut
- Costumes Alice Cambournac
- Costumes Bouazza Waradi
Make-up
- Hair Designer Stéphane Eric Monteil
- Key Hair Stylist Zhor Bennani
- Hair Stylist Mouna Fyaz
Film processing
Music
- Choir Director François Polgar
Sound
- Sound Jean-Jacques Ferran
- Sound Eric Bonnard
- Boom Operator Mathieu Weber
Subtitles
- English Subtitles Andrew Litvack
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Cédric Proust
- Stunts Tarik Haddouche
- Stunts Joseph Bedelem
Consultant
- Monastic Consultant Henry Quinson
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Agnès Chabot
- International Press Magali Montet
Miscellaneous
- Xavier Beauvois warmly thanks the monks of Tamié Abbey
- Armada Films particularly thanks Philippe Rousselet
- Armada Films particularly thanks Philippe Le Guay
- Why Not Productions, Armada Films and Xavier Beauvois thank Marc Faure
- Why Not Productions, Armada Films and Xavier Beauvois thank Alice Girard
- Why Not Productions, Armada Films and Xavier Beauvois thank Vincent Maraval
- Why Not Productions, Armada Films and Xavier Beauvois thank Jacques Perrin
- Why Not Productions, Armada Films and Xavier Beauvois thank Cistercian Abbey of Notre Dame de Bonne ésperance