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Modern Day Oscar Schindler

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4 Mar 7th, 2006 

18 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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True story, doesn't rely on gore

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Oscar Schindler saved thousands of Jews in world war II. Paul Rusesabagina saved over a 1000 Tutsis refugees during the uprising in Rwanda. World war II will be talked about for generations to come. The Genocide in Rwanda went almost unoticed.

It is hard to believe that is was as recent as 1992. Almost one million people were slaughtered during the Hutu militia uprising. The UN were largely unmoved to help anyone other than their own citizens.

Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) had the unenviable Job of running a hotel, slap-bang in the middle of the hostilities. When the UN evacuates all the foreign nationals, the hotel becomes a refuge for those being hunted. Before they were evacuated, the hotel housed a team of news journalist. Paul's first hope was that the news pictures would cause such outrage that peacekeeping forces would come flooding in. The response from the journalist was that people would think 'that's horrible!' Then carry on with their tea. The response wasn't far off.

Paul has to use all his powers of persuasion to keep them from being massacred. Making deals with anyone whom could protect them. Paul Rusesabagina saved over 1000 lives sheltering them in his hotel.

Hotel Rwanda is not the gore fest you would expect from a film with a machette waving army, but has moments of real tension and fear for the lives of the tutsi people. Time and time again it seems their fate is sealed, but for intervetion from paul, who has to make deals with anyone who will help, whether their motives are good or not.

Hotel Rwanda shows how one mans love for his family and friends, can inspire real courage.


 

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Soho_Black 04.03.2009 15:12

Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"

Soho_Black 19.03.2006 09:30

I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" in the top right of the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.

MAFARRIMOND 11.03.2006 09:25

I haven't seen this yet but I do plan to. Maureen

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