Being a very sensitive story, the world waited for this DVD to be released in fear of the story it would tell. The movie was fantastic. Set In Rwanda amid the genocide crisis this is a story of a beautiful country corrupted by needless violence.
The Hutu prime minister's plane is shot out of the sky by tutsi rebels, sparking a mass genocide in which hundred's of thousands of tutsi's are exterminated purely for their origin.
Its a story of survival and willingness to hang on in the hope of help from the western world, who sit back care for their own and abandon the country to self disolve. A man trying to save the life of hundred's around him by turning a small rwandan hotel into a shelter for the homeless tutsi's, despite being a target for the hate filled hutu's.
An emotionally draining film, that I won't forget in a hurry. Maybe not quite the standard of some of my favourite's but the movie will leave an everlasting scarr on my mind due to its true story line of horriffic modern day injustice.
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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Soho_Black 22.05.2006 22:22
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.
No_name 21.05.2006 10:40
quite right: this is a very powerful film,with some amazing performances - only marred by a slightly Hollywood ending with the reuniting of Cheadle with his niece and nephew.
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Advantages: Follows a fantastic story, shows what the world turned their backs on Disadvantages: Some horrifying scenes, can make you feel as though you should do something to help
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Advantages: Excellent performances by Cheadle and Okonedo, compelling (if disturbing) subject matter Disadvantages: Not quite the classic it could have been
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