North Africa in the 1990s in the mountains of the height of a monastery . 8 France's Christian abbe...
< p-> North Africa in the 1990s in the mountains of the height of a monastery . 8 France's Christian abbey , and their Muslim brothers in harmony . But when a team of foreign workers were killed by local radical Islam , the fear quickly in this small village spread . Local troops came to the convent, to give the monks on the protection of personal safety , but they rejected the requirements of the troops . Seeing their own safety became a major problem, is to remain here practice missionary or go home become monks dilemma of choice . After thinking it over , under , they decided to stay to continue the practice, too ascetic life - no matter what happens in the future , they will not leave ... the film is based on the Cistercian monks Tibhirine1993 to 1996 Algerian practice missionary story in the film adaptation of . Tibhirine monks in Algeria in 1996 was the kidnapping of local cross extremists .
