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Solidly built around a subtle yet commanding performance by Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda emerged as one of the most highly-praised dramas of 2004. In a role that demands his quietly riveting presence in nearly every scene, Cheadle plays real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in the Rwandan capital of Kigali who in 1994 saved 1,200 Rwandan "guests" from certain death during the genocidal clash between tribal Hutus, who slaughtered a million victims, and the horrified Tutsis, who found safe haven or died. Giving his best performance since his breakthrough role in Devil in a Blue Dress, Cheadle plays Rusesabagina as he really was during the ensuing chaos: "an expert in situational ethics" (as described by critic Roger Ebert), doing what he morally had to do, at great risk and potential sacrifice, with an understanding that wartime negotiations are largely a game of subterfuge, cooperation, and clever bribery. Aided by a United Nations official (Nick Nolte), he worked a saintly miracle, and director Terry George (Some Mother's Son) brings formidable social conscience to bear on a true story you won't soon forget. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By K. Neylan
Format:DVD
Based on a true story, Hotel Rwanda is by far one of the most powerful and emotionally stirring films I've seen this year. Terry George's second film shows us that we can expect great things from this man. It seems his pairing with Jim Sheridan has allowed him to learn so much from him and exibits that he has learnt everything there is to know from the great director and become one himself. The film takes place during the genocide in Rwanda when the Hutu extremists commenced a mass slauter of the Tutsi minority. While the killing happened all that the western powers did was ignore this atrocity until the Tutsi rebels had driven the extremists out. This story is about Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) a Hutu who used the hotel he ran to save the lives of innocent Tutsis by sheltering them within the hotel. Cheadle gives a powerful performance as the wealthy manager who cleverly uses his high connections with both the western world and Hutu officials to save as many as he could. Hotel Rwanda's most impressive scene is when the western countries order that all their citizens be evacuated. George masterfully makes you feel shame (if you live in a western country) that your country participated in that and turned a blind eye to the death that was going on in Rwanda in that order of cowardice. I highly recommend this film if you have even the slightest interest, I would give it more than 5 stars if I could.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is painful viewing, but only from the rollercoaster of emotions you will experience. You will become absorbed by the raw power of this film. You will feel anger,desperation and humility in equal amounts. On a par with the equally excellent Killing Fields, the over-riding questions at the end of the film are how and why this happened. It is a sad inditement of the West and the UN that they did so little, so late. Out of adversity comes hope, out of madness comes sanity. A truly remarkable film. A truly remarkable man.....
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I found that this film wasn't as hard to watch as I thought it would be, but even still I made the mistake of watching it before collecting my son from nursery, and a few people no doubt were surprised to see me so desolate. Cheadle's family are the catalyst for the viewer's anguish and each member plays their part beautifully, with compassion, determination and resolution. It is not the barbarism of the two opposing factions that disgust you. although yes, they are horrific, but the lack of intervention, rescue and aid these poor people were denied by the world at large. Powerful and disturbing , this film is a must-see.
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Goes to show someone out there really do care.
Why do we want to destroy? We are not going to take anything from this planet when we exit, but we try to own everything and so kill for it, we came with nothing and we all have... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Gouyaveman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hotel Rwanda
Very moving!
It is amazing what humans can do to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would recommend this film to anyone who needs a starting point for a discussion about genocide!
It is amazing what humans can do to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would recommend this film to anyone who needs a starting point for a discussion about genocide!
Published 1 month ago by Christine Moorcroft
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shocking, Important, Upsetting, Shame On Us For Not Intervening
Apparently Paul Rusesabagina said in a lecture that the film was "less violent" than the actual genocide, claiming that "you couldn't invite someone to watch the real thing."
Published 1 month ago by Just2Fish
3.0 out of 5 stars
Film for Sunday afternoon
Recommended to me but a bit slow, not everyone's cup of tea but makes you sit up and thank your lucky stars
Published 1 month ago by SUE STONE
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth watching
Chilling and very upsetting. Really makes you think about the devastation in Rwanda but focuses on a brave man and a heart-warming true story. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miss L. E. Cork
5.0 out of 5 stars
Heart wrenching
Violence murder and carnage genocide are all in this factual film expertly delivered and without special effects which are not needed, real life doesn't need them, a must see film.
Published 9 months ago by musicbonkers
5.0 out of 5 stars
UNFORGETABLE VIEWING
This is a shocking, sad and moving tale of one man and his heroic efforts to save the lives of his family and over 1000 of his fellow citizens in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 that... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Garren Hews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A haunting, shocking film
This is a film that haunts you long after you've seen it. What happened in Rwanda in 1994 was genocide--and more shocking than the events themselves was the fact that the... Read more
Published on 24 April 2011 by Suroor Alikhan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exellent but uncomfortable to watch in places
An eye opening account of true events that took place in Rwanda. Exceptionally good acting and didn't pull any punches.
Published on 2 Mar 2011 by Owlet Cottage
5.0 out of 5 stars
An outstanding piece of education
I strongly disagree with the reviewer who states "children should not be shown this film". As a teacher in English secondary schools [pupils of 11-18] I wholeheartedly support my... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2011 by Mr. A. Seaton
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