In 1996, in Algeria, eight French monks of The Monastery Notre-Dame de l'Atlas of Tibhirine have a simple life serving the poor community that was raised around the monastery. During the Algerian Civil War, they are threatened by terrorists but they decide to stay in the country and not return to France.
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For something spawned in a torture chamber, it seems to think pretty highly of itself.
1. Amazon Video : From $2.99 to rent, 2015 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) | CC