Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux) (2010)

A very good movie

“Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since it won the César of the best French movie of the year and since it has been added to the ‘1001 movies you must see before you die’ list, I was really eager to check it out. First of all, even though I’m not a religious person (I don’t believe in God at all), I think Religion is a fascinating subject. Anyway, this movie was quite fascinating to behold and, honestly, one of the most spiritual movies I have seen. Indeed, it shows that the main purpose and goal of Religion is or should be love and all those men were thriving to reach this love and somehow became more human than most of us. I thought there were also something really divine in their behavior and they were quite remarkable. The juxtaposition of the fanati” read more

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