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2012-05-20 18:42:16

Are there explanations for this?

In most of the reviews of the movie Hotel Rwanda the topics concern the quality of the movie and acting, how it is based on what really happened and how this shows what a tragedy this was. In general from those I have read so far the impression the movie has made on the reviewer is that western democracies should be ashamed of looking the other way during this crisis. I agree. But I also want to reflect on the cause of this tragedy. From my reading of "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" by Jared Diamond this kind of collapse results from factors that can be measured and predicted. If we can do that we ought to avoid letting such situations develop. Diamond's book discusses many factors that go into this and I suggest his book a very important read. (see for example on Page 163 "... 750, possibly even 1,500, people per square mile. (For comparison, even today the two most densely populated countries in Africa, Rwanda and Burundi, have population densities of only about 750 and 540 people per square mile, respectively.) Hence the ancient ...") What should we do to avoid future tragedies of this sort?Interesting note: when the star of this movie made a first visit to the hotel and community depicted with his family he wondered why the people he spoke with kept staring at his children. When finally he asked a translator to find out why the answer was that they were so clean. They had never seen clean children before.After the Katrina disaster along the Gulf Coast: it will certainly be worth considering what movies will be made of this and I hardly doubt that a major focus will be on the contrasts between the same character types as in this movie. The heroes will be held up in contrast to those who took advantage of others under the worst of circumstances.

2012-05-20 05:44:48

A horrific tragedy

"Hotel Rwanda" is based on the real life tragedy of the massacre in Rwanda in 1994. The focus point of the film revolves around real life hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina played by the wonderful Don Cheadle. Paul is put under a huge amount of stress when hundreds of Rwandans, namely those of the Tutsi tribe flock to his hotel for refuge. Instead of just putting together film from one point of view, writers Keir Pearson and Terry George wrote the film from all angles. Through out the film it is explained why the Hotu tribe has revolted against the Tutsis through radio broadcasts. It does not justify their actions but it certainly explained why their hatred for the Tutsi people. Don Cheadle as Paul Rusesabagina was absolutely amazing with his subtle performance as the protanganist of the film. Sophie Okonedo as Paul's wife Tatiana was equally wonderful. There were time during the film when I felt that I was watching a documentary than a film based on a true life event. My heart was breaking through out the film as the body count rose from the massacres and Paul's reaction to the deaths of the locals. I loved this film because it did not preach or blame anyone for the atrocities, not to mention being biased. It simply told what happened without sounding preachy. What Paul Rusesabagina did took a lot of courage for saving over a thousand people and despite the countless deaths, he managed to remain calm and collected although he was pushed near the edge at the time. In my opinion, "Hotel Rwanda" should have won for best picture at this past Oscars. This film gives me faith that there are films out there that can entertain and move the viewer at the same time.

George Parker 2012-05-20 12:57:24

Rwanda's Schindler

"Hotel Rwanda" is a docudrama which tells the true story of a hotelmanager (Cheadle) who, at his own peril, provided safe haven andprotection for about 1000 refugees fleeing the Rwandan genocide of 1994when 800,000 people were killed in a three month civil war. As is oftenthe case with films which are built around compelling subjects such asholocausts, the import of the subject rubs off on the film elevatingit's importance. Such is the case with "Hotel Rwanda", which is wellcrafted though it offers nothing new, conforms to the Hollywoodplaybook, and is probably slightly over-touted. The film spares theaudience much of the bloody horror of the genocide with its PG-13rating while doing a good job of building suspense and imparting asense of the magnitude of the slaughter of innocents. Didactics areworked into the story so it is not difficult to follow even though thegood and bad people are all black Rwandans. Those interested in the1994 Rwandan genocide might also want to check out "Sometimes inApril", a 2005 TV drama about the genocide which offers a somewhatbroader perspective. (B)

2012-05-20 05:43:06

Must see!

The events portrayed in Hotel Rwanda happened only a few years ago, yetfew people are aware fully of what happened. And this is where HotelRwanda differs from Schindler's List, a film that portrayed well-knownevents that happened many years ago. It's an important difference in myview.This is the only movie that's every gotten to me - unlike most moviesthat set out to upset/sadden the viewer, this one doesn't need violenceor a divorce case; the shock here comes from the portrayal of humanityand the single most overwhelming feeling at the end of the film is oneof shame.

2012-05-12 23:11:53

Hotel Rwanda

If you can watch this movie and feel nothing at all, you are dead. It'll engage you like nothing, or almost nothing, you've ever seen. And that's the verdict of Michael the Uber-Cynic, so what more do you need? It's a sad world we live in. We hear the word "genocide" so many times that we don't even feel it. We see so many civil wars that we don't even care. I knew Rwanda had made the news, but that was about it. I ignored headlines and skipped to the comics and the sports page. Another month, another civil war, another genocide, another geography lesson, and I finally quit listening. I thickened my crusty old shell and concentrated on making mo money. But I know now what happened in Rwanda back then, and I'm glad that I know. It does matter. I've never been to Africa, and about 99% of my readers have never been to Africa, but it still matters. Don Cheadle, who I admired in the days of PICKET FENCES, gave a powerful performance in the true story of Paul Rusesabagina's struggle and his heroism. This film won all kinds of awards, and I can see why. But that's not important. What it did, for me, was put a human face on what happened. It's a powerful story told well, with real people living through a seemingly unreal situation. I find this tidbit interesting, and it pleases me greatly. The writer always had Don Cheadle in mind. The financiers suggested Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, etc etc. And you know I love Denzel. But Don Cheadle made this role his own. I can't picture anybody else as Paul Rusesabagina. Probably not even the real Paul Rusesabagina if I met him. Sometimes it's like that. It doesn't have to make sense. I strongly suggest that everyone watch this film. I don't think it could be any better than it is. Excellent writing, supremely talented cast, superb direction. It's an instant classic, folks. I know I'll watch it a few more times, and if my version had English subtitles I'd be tempted to take it into a classroom.

pooka_head619 2012-05-12 21:06:02

Awareness heightened

This movie was excellent. My AP world history teacher showed it myclass to teach us about the events that happened in the RwandanGenocide. After watching this movie, all 95 students in her three APclasses were talking about it. Many cried and others teared, but thiswas not unusual. The movie's intensity definitely proved to be powerfulwhen it sent dozens of high schoolers in to tears. Many scenes madeeven the boys in the class look away. This movie was an excellent moviein that it really made its viewers more aware of the genocide in areasfar away from where we live. Of course, a more contemporary problem isin Darfur. The starvation, raping and killings that occur there arevery similar to the atrocities in Rwanda. So by watching Hotel Rwanda,it has definitely made more people feel more involved in the problemsnot concerning themselves. The anger that the viewer sometimes feelsduring the movie helps them now to take action in a problem that theycan fix. So instead of mourning or feeling sympathetic towards theRwandans for something that happened almost a decade ago, people can dosomething about the problem in Darfur NOW! Overall, this movie achievedits purpose, which was to inform people about despite the atrocitiesthat occurs in areas far away from where we are, our intervention canstill help them. I loved this movie. I didn't cry, but I would have ifi was watching this at home.

2012-05-10 15:08:09

Haunting and appropriately focused

I am not going to summarize the plot because many reviewers have done that already. I was touched by the story and the courage of Paul Rusesabagina. In college I remember watching movies about South Africa including Cry Freedom and A Dry White season. Although I am not as familiar with Eucyn Palsy's work, I know from reading and hearing him speak that Sir Richard Attenbourough conceived Cry Freedom as an indictment of South African Apertheid and his target was white Western audiences who were unaware of what was happening. Sir Richard Attenborough's film was designed to spur the west into action and was both moving and original. The most chilling and powerful moments of the film was at the the end of the movie; he had a recording of Black South Africans singing about freedom while scrolling a list of all the people tortured and murdered by the South African police. As a filmmaker he hit you hardest at that moment with music and facts, no actors, dialogue or special effects; proof of his brilliance. The problem is all the movies that followed about similar topics seem to stick with telling stories of African struggles from White African perspectives only. Hotel Rwanda shifts the focus and this adds a fresh perspective. The main thing that makes Hotel Rwanda stand out for me is that this is the only film I have ever seen about African genocide, injustice or civil rights that focuses on Africans. In most movies the African people depicted are not shown as complex, intelligent and capable people.Rwandans are the focus of the story they are the emotional center of this movie and portrayed as complex human beings. Paul Rusesabagina is shown as an intelligent resourceful kind and compassionate person who acts to save people during the Rwandan genocide.This movie takes a hard look at what happened. It does not reduce Africans to caricatures or fall into the trap of portraying Africans as only noble and positive or gloss over evil of any one race or group. It portrays American and Western indifference openly and illustrates how inaction perpetuates and sometimes fuels evil. The movie also connects ethnic conflict with Africa's Colonial past and European economic interests. Most importantly it shows how the Rwandans had to find a way to survive when the west abandoned them; when no one came to their rescue they had to save themselves.I think this was such an important film well worth owning on DVD; the horror of genocide is accurately depicted without a lot of gory violence so I think it could be shown to mature teens possibly tweens.

manifanever 2012-05-10 13:50:11

There is a problem

I can't believe my eyes. This is an actual tragedy that happened in thehistory of this world and George is trying to get the word out throughthis dramatic film since no one in this society would listen toanything if it's not in the form of TV or film. It's sad becauseinstead of reflecting on this tragedy seriously, you people are makingtrivial comments about lighting and typos and nit picking about flatstupid things that don't even matter. You should be ashamed ofyourselves. Maybe if certain people would stop trying to deflect blameof themselves and also realize that Western countries actually do badthings to other countries, tragedies like the genocide in Rwandawouldn't have happened and maybe this world would inhabitable.

abunaiseal 2012-05-06 18:41:44

A Must SEE!

Growing up, hearing the word "Hitler" or "Nazi" has always been likesomebody saying "Satan" or the "Boogie Man." They are words that defineevil, but are more urban legend than a real experience. Bleeding heartstoday are naive to think that evil isn't real. Hitler really did exist,and several other Hitler's exist to this day, all over the world andmany in our own country.Those who don't think so should watch this movie ("HotelRwanda.")History has already repeated itself and will do so againunless we do something. This movie should be required viewing inschools. It's appalling to me that nobody did ANYTHING to stop this.One battalion of marines could have ended all that. President Clintondid nothing. He could have sent the marines in but didn't feel thatwould help him in the polls for whatever reason. He DID NOTHING. TheUnited States Congress DID NOTHING. The blood of these 1 million peopleis partially on their hands.All it takes for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing. Eviltriumphed in Rwanda.

Exiled_Archangel 2012-05-06 12:06:29

The best English spoken movie I've seen so far

Personally, I try not to watch anything made or even touched byHollywood, or anything that could be considered mainstream, as I feelthat would constitute the utmost treachery against the art of cinema.With such a sentiment, I end up staying away from most English spokenmovies, unless synchronous recommendations come from a dozen or morepeople whose tastes I trust. This time it was different, I had to watchthis movie for a Mass Media & Communication course project onglobalization. Boy, I'll remember this professor with positive feelingsuntil my last breath, because he made me watch this film! I would havenever watched it otherwise, the sole reason being the spoken language,and now I think I'd have missed A LOT. I've seen a few other excellentEnglish spoken films (American, British, or else), but this oneoutsmarts them all, by far too! I had to come to IMDb and verify that the main actor isn't the actualperson who experienced all this. Strangely enough, he hasn't evenexperienced any incident as such (most likely?), but his acting was soflawless that I even thought he could have been the real "hero" of thestory. Are the others doing a weaker job? Hell no! Every single detailis simply perfect about the movie. I didn't see anything wrong evenwith the smallest roles, for example the soldier guys shooting around.The script stays true to the original as well, the soundtrack isperfect, the settings are well put, everything is just great!Considering the topic the movie revolves around, it could very wellhave ended up being overly political. But that's also taken care of;the movie has a plentiful load of content that gives direct politicalmessages, but in spite of the abundance and might of such, it doesn'tdrown the plot. Speaking of which, the plot encompasses an engrossingthriller, an astounding drama, and a heart-aching pile of romance, allembroidered with epic motives.There must be more movies like this, holding the looking glass on thedirty deeds carried out by seemingly innocent corporate entities.Witnessing the consequential atrocities as such, triggered by the workof earlier missionaries, who supposedly went over to Africa (and toother destinations) to teach them civilization (whatever that is), Iguess it's safe to assume that no one is anywhere as innocent as theyseem.The movie itself with its art and story, its political messages, thesoundtrack, everything is wonderful. A well-deserved 10/10 from me.Please go see this movie if you haven't already!

2012-05-05 13:10:22

A horrifying, eye-opening, yet uplifting and inspiring film.

One of the most intensive killing campaigns in human history was conducted in the tiny Central African country of Rwanda in 1994. The brutal ethnic conflict between the Tutsis and the Hutus, which exploded into mass murder that year, have origins which go back to Belgium's colonial rule, where the minority Tutsis were favored, thus exacerbating differences between the two tribes. In April 1994, the plane carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana was shot down. This event was the last straw which, after years of strife, triggered the tragic and brutal genocide. Extremist Hutu militia, aided by the Rwandan army, launched systematic massacres against Tutsis almost immediately after the plane crash. Despite reports of mass killings, most of the world turned a blind eye to the people of Rwanda. The UN failed to take immediate action to stop the bloody genocide, due to opposition from France and the US. Militiamen broke into supposedly sacrosanct Red Cross ambulances and hospitals searching for victims. Around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed within 100 days, and over three million people fled to neighboring countries. Terry George's "Hotel Rwanda" is a gritty, realistic depiction of this terrible tragedy. The storyline is based on the true life activities of a single, man whose goal was to save as many people as humanly possible. Don Cheadle plays Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan who formerly managed the Milles Collines, a Belgian-owned luxury hotel in the capital city of Kigali. When Hutu extremists begin to slaughter members of the minority Tutsi tribe, Rusesabagina returns to the hotel and does everything in his power to save his family, friends, then orphans, and ultimately strangers. He uses the 4 Star facility as a refuge for as many as the walls will hold, and then some. The film follows Rusesabagina, through his real life drama, as he wheels, deals, finagles and barters for seemingly every single human life he touches. A Huti married to a Tutsi, Paul qualifies as a target for both factions. His story is that of an ordinary man who rises-up, courageously, to defy death in the name of his fellow man. "Paul Rusesabagina saved the lives of 1,268 Africans by standing with them at Hotel Rwanda."The almost nonstop fear, suspense and sense of anxiety which permeate this film are due, in part, to Mr. Cheadle's extraordinarily believable performance, and in part, because Director George so clearly conveys here the chilling reality of recent history. George, who co-wrote the script with Keir Pearson, was assisted in his work by the actual Paul Rusesabagina and by eye witnesses to the events.The supporting cast is excellent and features: Sophie Okonedo, who gives an outstanding performance as Tatiana, Rusesabagina's wife; Joaquin Phoenix as Jack, an American news reporter; and Nick Nolte as the indefatigable UN Colonel Oliver, who tries against all odds to keep the peace.Man's wont to commit genocide, in the 20th century alone, makes a somber, shameful statement about the human race. Watching "Hotel Rwanda" does take an emotional toll. It is a powerful, disturbing, educationally eye-opening experience. There are some extremely unsettling images, as when Rusesabagina and a co-worker get out of their vehicle on a foggy morning, just after dawn, to inspect the road for obstructions. They find it littered with corpses, as far as the eye can see. I found myself sobbing more than once. Do not let this deter you, however. This is a brilliant movie with some incredibly uplifting and inspiring moments. "Hotel Rwanda" is a must see film about a period in recent history when most of us were too busy going about our lives to pay much attention to what was going on a small world away.JANA

2012-05-05 10:14:56

one of the best movies i've ever seen

this is one of the best movies ever.the sound was great and the picture was one of the best. you would think this movie was realistic. I think this movie was one of the best war/action movie ive ever saw. THIS MOVIE WAS THE BEST. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YOU NEED TO GET IT...... GREAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

buiger 2012-05-01 17:55:23

A great anti-war film, maybe one of the greatest...

A very powerful film. This movie is one of the strongest anti-wartestimonies of our time, without hardly ever showing the actualfighting itself. It shows the pain of the victims instead...It possesses the kind of emotional power only true stories have andunfortunately, all that is portrayed in this film really happened. Eventhough the film doesn't actually show very much of the killing andbloodletting directly, it is still more painful to the viewer than astrong punch to the stomach...The characters are real, earthly creatures like any one of us, you canfeel their pain and you don't sympathize with them, you hurt togetherwith them while watching this film. Well done, a great film, a filmthat really needed to be made!

mtpelier2002 2012-05-01 17:44:02

This film was the most moving film I have ever seen. It shows the best and worst of Human kind.

I cried. I was so overwhelmed by what I saw. There were some scenesthat I couldn't watch. I had to turn away from the screen. Tears arecoming to my eyes just thinking about it. I had to ask how people couldbe so vicious. Hotel Rwanda was a truly moving film and I highlyrecommend it. Some of the scenes that were most moving were not eventhe ones that were graphic in nature. One of the most moving lines camefrom the Red Cross worker who was only a minor character. I didn'tparticularly want to the see this film but I am glad that I did. Thiswas a story that needed to be told. Be warned that you will be movedand this is definitely not for children.

2012-04-24 21:29:26

Hotel Rwanda Says It All!!!!

Simply amazing movie. It delivers everything a human being expectingfrom a movie and it gives us a good lesson to love and care all humansregardless their religion and race. Either black or white we all arehumans whenever and wherever you can please protect them and care forthem. Terry George is the mastermind behind this. Terry our heartiestgratitudes for you and your crew for making such a touchy movie. Youlooked things in a different way. We must express the truth for futuregenerations. Let them understand the reality and act accordingly. Don &Sophie and all performers appearing on the screen have done a greatjob. You all should be honored. IMDb commentors have left something tocomment i guess, that is music score and soundtrack. soundtrack ispretty amazing totally matching with the movie.Please watch this movie, it is talking.

magic_ravz 2012-04-24 00:36:27

An powerful portrayal of genocide, some improvements though

Based on the true story, Hotel Rwanda is a film centred around thegenocidal acts that took place in Rwanda during 1994. Don Cheadle givesa riveting performance as Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of aEuropean-owned hotel in Rwanda, who created a secret refugee camp forthe Tutsi people during the brutal genocide committed against them bythe Hutu people. While the killing happened all that the western powersdid was ignore this atrocity. Cheadle gives some terrific acting andthis film really opens the eyes of the western world when they refusedto open it during these events. If you liked the movie "Shooting Dogs",which involves almost identical events but in a Rwandan school, youwill enjoy this movie. The gripping tension in some of the key sceneskeeps you on the edge of your seat. There is an all-star cast withcameos from Jean Reno and Joaquin Phoenix. However, I would not ratethis 5 star as the cruel acts could be have been shown a bit more. I donot mean that it has to be vile and a gore-fest. But to really have amore deeper impact on the audience, a few more scenes could be used toshow how the Tutsis were killed.

J. M. Verville 2012-04-22 18:14:02

Good Film With a Strong Story

Hotel Rwanda is quite a strong story due to the uniqueness of locationand topic, as well as the emotionality that is penned into it. I foundthough, that although the story is very strong and so is Don Cheadle,the rest of the film is not all that it is cracked up to be. Manypeople like to focus on the good parts of this film (of which there aremany), but one must not be so quick to overrate it.Don Cheadle's performance is very convincing and engaging, and as inmost of Don Cheadle's roles, he is able to acquire an accent and awhole different method of acting for each role that he takes. He istruly a diverse actor that deserves much credit (and awards) for thisperformance. However, Nick Nolte plays an aging military man andthroughout the film you cannot help but note that the Colonel is weaklyportrayed and Nolte acts quite poorly. I have never seen the portrayalof such a military man being so unintentionally weak and sheepish, yetat the same time the attempt to make him seem soldierly. Either NickNolte's acting is bad, or Terry George doesn't know what he wants outof the Colonel.Which leads me to elaborate that the film was poorly directed. George,for whatever reason, focuses away from the action of the film (theriots and war in Kingali) to the hectic scene at the Hotel, when it isquite obvious that any viewer after hearing all these reports aboutwarfare on the streets would like to see more than is shown. One couldsay George is tantalizing us with action, but I am afraid that theaction seemingly doesn't exist as it should in this film. The film hadendless potential to show the depravity of genocide and war in anactive and engaging way, but in the end George focuses on a passiveportrayal -- with which I would have had no problems by itself, but itbecomes quite unsavory.Furthermore, George also throws inappropriate scenes at inappropriatetimes, and sometimes the vocal narratives on the radio which are meantto be threatening and scary seem to be comical due to the selection ofwords. Scenes that bring you in one direction (towards somethingriveting and compelling) often leave you unfulfilled. George also doesnot drive home the messages as hard as he could have, and by the end ofthe film, one can scarcely remember many of the messages that Georgewanted to drive home, being that one is quite exhausted with the puzzleof plot that George assembles.Overall, it was a good film, but certainly not without flaw. It couldhave been a much better film had there been a different style ofdirecting (or, in short, a different director).

richard-basye 2012-04-22 07:28:53

dramatic and vivid movie

One of the better movies I've seen in a long time. This movie and "Lordof War" make nice bookends on the some crises in Africa that areignored by the West. Although one would think that it would havesomething of a documentary or "victim's movie" feel it is also veryentertaining, and you can take your eyes off of the screen once youstart. This is one movie that Hollywood and the filmmakers of the worlddo deserve applause for, the main character, who is a real person- PaulRusesabagina, who is a real world who is hero without weapons. Themovie also did a good job in showing the plight of the UN Soldiers, whoare often painted as unfeeling robots when in fact they do very muchcare about the refugees they are trying to protect and save. Moremovies like this need to be made.

Gene Crokus 2012-04-19 22:56:37

Good On All Levels

Don Cheadle has been operating just below the critical radar for manyyears. Known to many in supporting parts, his first starring role in amajor film ("Hotel Rwanda") is incontrovertibly a tour de force. Muchado is made in the critical press of the likeness of "Hotel" to"Schindler's List". Be that as it may this is a welcome addition tofilmdom, a veritable eye-opener with a distinctive air.Filmed entirely in South Africa, director Terry George captures thefeel of Kigali, a city in the center of a country in the center ofAfrica. Little of the veld, the jungle or desert is seen here; this isa country of hills savanna about the size of Maryland supporting nearlyeight million people(http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rw.html); but thatRwanda lost upwards of one million in a widespread campaign of genocidein '94 clearly demonstrates the sheer horror of the 100 days betweenApril and July that year.As events unfold, Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) is manager of a fineestablishment (Hotel des Milles Collines) that is poised on the edge ofan unbelievable maelstrom of events – the death of the President, callsfor unconscionable murder of civilians of the wrong (Tutsi) alignmentand civil war. Amid the escalating chaos and insanity of the situationstands a kind calm soul thrust into such responsibility as cannot beimagined.And imagination is the key. Throughout the story we find ourselvesmusing over the fact that we don't know such chaos; being pulled fromyour car to show your papers, seeming government endorsement of masskilling, neighbors ratting on neighbors, war within the city, displacedchildren, roving bands of thugs, the list of horrors goes on.Things never unfold that black and white decisions can be made in suchmadness. And so we can only imagine we would behave or react as doesPaul- his solid and basic goodness is what saves him, his family andmore than a thousand he touches while Rwanda implodes. As each newdecision must be made – where to put some orphans, how to handle adesultory staff, how to continue the flow of supplies into the hotel,how to handle his family, how to react to demands of local politicaland law enforcement, we watch him spin, not on a downward but an upwardspiral, rising above all those about him.Director George says that "...but I think what we set out to do is tellthis modern day African hero story in a way that ordinary people willrelate to him, and see that if they can tap into a moral courage, thatthey could possibly be Paul. He's not a superhero, he's not somebodyoutside the conceptualization of ordinary people. That was the primaryobjective, and also to show just the strength of his love story and thefamily unit, and then this thriller element of the whole story itself.And finally, the political quagmire and the intensity and enormity ofthe genocide itself. And I think on all those levels, we've done prettygood."(http://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/hotelrwa_terry_george.shtml).Good indeed. After you've viewed this must-see film, view these sitesto learn more: Radio Télévision Libre de Mille Collines (RTLM), whichincited much of the trouble(http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/dossiers/rwanda-h.html); aphoto of Paul and his wife(http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=10480); andinterview with Don Cheadle(http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/06/don.cheadle/) thestudio's site, which is quite a good source for background(http://www.mgm.com/ua/hotelrwanda/main.html) and a very nice interviewwith Don Cheadle and Paul Rusesabagina(http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574554p3.html) that illustrateshow some Hollywood touches were applied. But in true Paul R. fashion,no protest is heard.Rating: Four Stars.

2012-04-19 08:49:49

Memorable

This was a very disturbing movie that stays with you for a long time. As always, Don Cheadle gave a moving appearance. It was very disturbing (and still is) that not is being done in that part of the world. A must see.