Xavier Beauvois News

German actress Diane Kruger , French director Benoit Jacquot and French actor Xavier Beauvois pose for photographers as they arrive for the premiere of the film Farewell my Queen during the opening ceremony of the 62nd Berlinale film festival in Berlin, capital of Germany, on Feb.

A GMT Prods., Les Films du Lendemain, Morena Films presentation, in co-production with France 5 Cinema, Euro Media France, Invest Image, with the participation of Canal Plus, Cine Plus, France Televisions, in association with Le Banque Postale-Image 5, Palatine Etoile 9, Soficinema 7, with the support of Region Ile-de-France, Procirep/Angoa.

FOR THE second film in their new season with seats as ever available for the general public, the Eastbourne Film Society has chosen the award-winning French drama Of Gods and Men.

"Of Gods and Men" *** Xavier Beauvois has made a deeply thought-out film based on the true story of nine Roman Catholic monks whose lives of peace, contemplation and service were disrupted by an outbreak of Islamic fundamentalist violence.