HOTEL RWANDA (2004) FILM REVIEW

Storyline

Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Thriller | War

Review

so powerful and amazing


I have never been so touched by a movie. It was the hardest movie I have ever sat through but also the best. it's so easy to ignore human rights abuses if they are not happening to you or your family, but just because you ignore it, they are still happening. i hope this movie receives the praise it deserves. i am frustrated because nothing i can type can represent how powerful this movie is or how much it moved me. i can't comment on the amazing acting or cinematography or directing because the movie transported me. i did not think about the making of the movie but rather sat shocked and horrified and nauseated and inspired. there was the red cross agent. there were heroes and while human nature perverts and the thin veil of culture unravels, there is still good. i have to look at the good of the heroes in the movie and of the people that wrote the movie, and realize that going to the movies doesn't have to be about escapism. it can be about reality. this is a must-see, not because it will make you laugh but because it will make you think and feel.

Directed by
Terry George

Writing credits (WGA)
Keir Pearson		(written by) &
Terry George		(written by)

Cast

	Xolani Mali	...	Policeman
	Don Cheadle	...	Paul Rusesabagina
	Desmond Dube	...	Dube
	Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	George Rutaganda
	Tony Kgoroge	...	Gregoire
	Rosie Motene	...	Receptionist
	Neil McCarthy	...	Jean Jacques
	Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole	...	Head Chef (as Kid Sithole)
	Nick Nolte	...	Colonel Oliver
	Fana Mokoena	...	General Bizimungu
	Jeremiah Ndlovu	...	Old Guard
	Sophie Okonedo	...	Tatiana Rusesabagina
	Lebo Mashile	...	Odette
	Antonio David Lyons	...	Thomas Mirama
	Leleti Khumalo	...	Fedens