Shooting dogs / BBC Films and the UK Film Council present in association with Invicta Capital and Filmstiftung NRW, a UK/German co-production, a CrossDay/Egoli Tossell production in association with BBC Films ; produced by David Belton, Pippa Cross, Jens Meurer ; screenplay by David Wolstencroft ; directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

1994. Joe Connor, a gap year student looking for adventure, travels to Rwanda, a country on the brink of catastrophe. Teaching at a local school, he strikes up a friendship with a young Tutsi girl, Marie, nurturing her talents as an athlete. But Joe's dreams of helping Marie build a brighter future...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: BBC Films
UK Film Council
Equinoxe Films
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Other Authors: Caton-Jones, Michael
Belton, David
Cross, Pippa
Meurer, Jens
Wolstencroft, David
Alwyn, Richard
Hurt, John, 1940-2017
Dancy, Hugh, 1975-
Horwitz, Dominique
Ashitey, Clare-Hope, 1987-
Marianelli, Dario
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or French.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [Burbank, Calif.] : Equinoxe Films ; Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:
United Nations Rwanda > Drama.
Genocide > Rwanda > Drama.
Gap years > Drama.
Tutsi (African people) > Crimes against > Rwanda > Drama.
Hutu (African people) > Rwanda > Drama.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films > Germany.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Shooting dogs, what would you risk to make a difference?
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
1994. Joe Connor, a gap year student looking for adventure, travels to Rwanda, a country on the brink of catastrophe. Teaching at a local school, he strikes up a friendship with a young Tutsi girl, Marie, nurturing her talents as an athlete. But Joe's dreams of helping Marie build a brighter future are shattered as the ethnic tension between warring tribes, the Tutsis and the Hutus, erupts into genocide. As the killing escalates, UN troops move in to evacuate all Europeans. Joe is reluctant to go; reluctant to abandon his new-found friends and betray the promises he has made. But, with the machete-wielding Hutu militia closing in, to stay means almost certain death.
Note:Based on a story by Richard Alwyn and David Belton.
Originally released as a film in 2005.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.U6 J658 2007 VideoDVD
Credits:Costume designer, Dinah Collin ; production designer, Bertram Strauss ; editor, Christian Lonk ; director of photography, Ivan Strasburg ; music composer, Dario Marianelli.
System Details:DVD format; Dolby digital.
Participant or Performer:
John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Clare-Hope Ashitey.