| Though
the setting is new, the basic story is familiar. Through the eyes
of the story’s protagonist, we are made aware of a horrific
tragedy to which the world turned billions of blind eyes. At great
personal risk and with much emotional trauma, the protagonist learns
that, in such circumstances, self-interest is not the defining value
of human dignity. Only by caring about others, too, can we hope to
be able to live with ourselves should we survive the carnage. |
(2004) Film Review |
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| CREDITS |
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Directed by Terry George
Screenplay
by Keir Pearson & Terry George
Cast
(in credits order)
Don Cheadle .... Paul Rusesabagina
Sophie Okonedo .... Tatiana Rusesabagina
Nick Nolte .... Colonel Oliver
Joaquin Phoenix .... Jack
Desmond Dube .... Dube
David O'Hara .... David
Cara Seymour .... Pat Archer
Fana Mokoena .... General Augustin Bizimungo
Hakeem Kae-Kazim .... George
Tony Kgoroge .... Gregoire
Mosa Kaiser .... Paul's Daughter
Produced
by
Sally French .... line producer
Terry George .... producer
A. Kitman Ho .... producer
Martin Katz .... executive producer
Hal Sadoff .... executive producer
Original Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams and Andrea
Guerra
Cinematography by Robert Fraisse
Film Editing by Naomi Geraghty
MPAA: Rated PG-13 on appeal
for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language.
Runtime: 121 min
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM,
and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
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| TRAILERS
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Photos |
| CD |
Hotel
Rwanda
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| BOOK |
Hotel
Rwanda:
Bringing The True Story Of An African Hero To Film
by Terry George
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| SYNOPSIS
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Ten
years ago, some of the worst atrocities of the twentieth century took
place in the central African nation of Rwanda -- yet in an era of
high-speed communication and round-the-clock news, the events went
almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. Over one hundred days,
almost one million people were brutally murdered by their own countrymen.
In the midst of this genocide, one ordinary man, a hotel manager named
Paul Rusesabagina -- inspired by his love for his family and his humanity
-- summoned extraordinary courage and saved the lives of 1268 refugees
by hiding them inside the Milles Collines hotel in Kigali. Hotel Rwanda
is Paul’s remarkable story. |
|
 Review
by KEVIN MILLER
The majority of films are forgettable. A slim
minority are entertaining. A precious few are insightful. And then,
every so often, a film comes along that is truly significant. Hotel
Rwanda is one such film.
Hotel
Rwanda is a significant film primarily because it
documents an era in history when the system broke down. It was a
time when people around the world glanced up at their television
sets during dinner, saw images of carnage and genocide, and then
calmly resumed their meals.
Review
Continued here
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 Review
by GREG WRIGHT
Every generation has its killing fields.
Every generation also has its Oscar Schindlers.
And
every generation has thousands of angry, hateful people willing
to slaughter defenseless scapegoats while millions more stand by
and watch, debating whether the slaughter is actually genocide or
merely a collection of genocidal acts. A fine, fine distinction.
Hotel
Rwanda isn’t merely a theoretical depiction
of this reality. The killing fields of Rwanda were just as real
as those of Cambodia, and Paul Rusesabagina, the story’s protagonist,
was just as real as Oscar Schindler.
Review
continued here |
|
 Review
by DARREL MANSON
“Never again!” After
the Holocaust, the Jewish survivors and witnesses of that great
evil cried out that such a thing must never be allowed to happen
again. Most of the world agreed and we cried out together, “Never
again!”
But,
alas, the Nazis were not the first or last to try to wipe out
an entire people. The Twentieth Century is filled with examples:
Cambodia, Bosnia, Armenians, Rwanda. The Twenty-first Century
is already witnessing genocide in the Sudan. And we always wonder,
“How could this be happening again?”
Review
continued here
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 Review by TOM PRICE
From the safety of a bus of Western tourists and diplomats being evacuated from the turmoil of Rwandan genocide in 1994, a man voyeuristically snaps a photograph of the Rwandan refugees being left hopelessly behind. As one Rwandan hopes that horrific video footage of village massacres will stir the West to action, the photojournalist on assignment there gloomily predicts that viewers will say, “Isn’t that terrible!” and go back to eating dinner.
Review Continued here
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 Review by MARK EZRA STOKES
Today’s Christian subculture seems to include an aversion toward popular culture—a movement that encourages intentional separation from those deemed impure or spiritually dangerous. In one sense, this is wise, as it allows Christians to avoid the temptation toward conformity in pursuit of godly transformation. In another sense, the movement can be dangerous, causing those same Christians to ignore the divine call to evangelize and reach out to those in need of God’s impartial forgiveness.
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