Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Of Gods and Men Trailer [2010]


Of Gods and Men (French title: Des hommes et des dieux) is a 2010 French drama film starring Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale. It centers on the monastery of Tibhirine, where Trappist monks lived in harmony with the largely Muslim population of Algeria. Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, the monks must decide whether to leave or stay. The screenplay focuses on the time leading up to their death, where seven of them were found beheaded in 1996.
Release date: February 25, 2011

The Social Network [2010]


The Social Network is a 2010 drama film directed by David Fincher about the founding of the social networking website Facebook. The film features an ensemble cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Max Minghella, Rooney Mara, Malese Jow, and Joseph Mazzello. The film was adapted from Ben Mezrich's 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal. The film focuses on the tumultuous early years of Facebook, which was founded in 2004.
Release date: October 1, 2010

Centurion [2010]


Centurion is a British film starring Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, and Olga Kurylenko about the ill-fated Ninth Legion marching north to Caledonia to wipe out the Picts and their leader. A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack.
Release date: August 27, 2010