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  • Beyond the Gates
  • Opened March 9, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr 55 min
  • R
    strong violence, disturbing images and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • In 1994 Rwanda, simmering tensions between Hutus and Tutsis boil over into full-scale genocide. Two men, a priest named Father Christopher (John Hurt) and British schoolteacher Joe Connor (Hugh Dancy), get caught up in the conflict and stay behind to Read More
  • Cast: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Dominique Horwitz
  • Director: Michael Caton-Jones
  • Genres: Drama

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Beyond the Gates Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    so touching

    by sisi

    I was so touched by the movie. Its a very well down work!
    Hugh Dancy performend well.

  • Must Go!

    shocking, thought provoking, extremely well made - and real

    by ZoeFrancesca

    Just go see for yourself....

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Beyond the Gates Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 71 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Crust

    Tense and gut-wrenching, Beyond the Gates is a horrifying story told with grace...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    John Hurt is magnetic as a Catholic priest running a school where terrified...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    Powerful and moving.

  • 75
    New York Daily News | Jack Mathews

    Hurt and Dancy are terrific in these roles, but the power of the movie is in...

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