Hotel Rwanda stars Don Cheadle as a hotel manager in Rwanda during the genocide who also happens to be Hutu (the tribe in power at the time that led the genocide). Cheadle’s character, based on real-life Paul Rusesabagina, refuses to participate in the genocide and rather than idly stand by begins to offer Tutsis (the tribe then being murdered wholesale) refuge within the walls of his hotel.
This is a gripping, frustrating, saddening, heart-wrenching drama about the genocide. It raises real and deep questions about the nature of the human condition and the responsibility of the world in light of localized evil.
If you haven’t seen this film yet, it is a must see. Take the time to bring others together to watch it with you and discuss the political, religious, and individual implications of the film.
