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Monks in the movies

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1varielle
Feb 25, 2011, 10:02am

Here's a review of Of Gods and Men about Trappist monks in Algeria. http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/our_picks/index.html?story=/ent/movies...

2Proclus
Sep 20, 2011, 6:25pm

Recently heard about a Russian film called "Ostrov" ("The Island") set in a Russian Orthodox monastery in northern Russia:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851577/

3Phanouria
Mar 28, 2013, 10:17pm

This is a powerful film about a fool-for Christ. Very Russian. Very Orthodox.