Hotel Rwanda

Presented By:- Akshay Pratap Singh (2011ECS01)

Cast Don Cheadle as Paul Rusesabagina

Sophie Okonedo as Tatiana Rusesabagina

Joaquin Phoenix as Jack Daglish

Nick Nolte as Colonel Oliver

Desmond Dube as Dube

Hakeem KaeKazim as Georges Rutaganda

Fana Mokoena as General Bizimungu

Leleti Khumalo as Fedens

David O’Hara as David

Tony Kgoroge as Gregoire

Cara Seymour as Pat Archer

Antonio David Lyons as Thomas Mirama

Roberto Citran as Priest

Plot

Hotel Rwanda , was directed by Irish filmmaker Terry George , depicts the brutality of the Rwandan Genocide (real life event) in 1994.

In Hotel Rwanda , the Tutsis (minority group) are represented as Victims and the Hutus (a majority group) as Savages.

This movie mainly focused on the life of a man , Paul Rusesabagina , who uses his skills as a businessman and his love of family to save the lives of 1,268 people during the Rwandan Genocide .

This movie also shows how UN Peackeeping Force led by Colonel Oliver, are unable to take assertive actions against the Interahamwe (a Hutu Paramilitary organization) .

This movie tells the true story of one man's courage in the midst of this genocide.

Story Line

Paul (Hutu) is a hotel manager of four-star Hotel Des Milles Collines in the capital city of Kigali. He is married to a Tatiana (Tutsi).He is a vey successful businessman and does his job very well.

In 1994 , two tribes vied for powers in Rwanda – the Hutu (a majority group )and the Tutsi (a minority group).

Tatiana urges Paul  to use his influence to help local Tutsis, who are being harassed and beaten with increasing frequency, but Paul will only use the political capital he's built up to help his own family, if and when they need it.

On April 6 , 1994 , a plane carrying President Habyarimana , a Hutu , was shot down. Following that incident , the violence escalates ,and the Hutus begin their genocide of the Tutsis.

European guests and staff at the hotel are flown out of the country, and Paul is left in charge

Story Line (Contd.) He finds that his conscience won't allow him to watch as the innocent

are slaughtered, and before long, the hotel has become a well-appointed refugee camp.

Later, he hides many Tutsi refugees and Hutus in the hotel he manages and bribes the businessman and general in order to save the refugees from the genocidal massacre underway.

As the violence worsens, the UN withdraws most of its peacekeeping force ,leaving roughly 300 soldiers behind. 

The UN Peace Keeping Force led by Colonel Oliver, who is horrified by the massacre but is unable to provide adequate protection for the refugees being housed in the Hotel.

Paul holds firm, and through his connections, his guile, and his courage, he manages to save not only himself and his family, but also 1,268 innocent refugees he sheltered.

Human Rights Issues/Violations

Racism (UDHR,Article 2) Genocide (UDHR,Article 3) Rape & Torture (UDHR,Article 5) Ignorance Corruption (Bribes)

Conclusion

Belgian separated Africans into Tutsi and Hutu groups based solely on appearance or wealth.

Around a one million peoples of the Tutsi tribe were killed by Hutus in a 1994 massacre while the world looked away.

This movie tells us that how a one man could save a thousand of lives despite how hard the situations.

A TV new reporter named Jack captures footage of the massacre on video.Jack Tells Paul , “If people see this video , they will say : ‘Oh , my God’. That’s horrible .’Then they’ll go on eating their dinners.

This scene reveals the world’s indifference to the Rwandan tragedy.

The most shocking revelation in the movie is that not one country in the entire world sent soldiers to stop the genocide.

The World’s Largest UN Peackeeping Force also has been unable to end this genocide.

Conclusion (Contd.)

This movie highlighted a way to channel the importance of peace in the world.

This movie also served as a wake-up call to the international community , to make efforts so that there will never once again be another Rwanda.

This movie is not the story of the 1994 Rwandan Massacre , but about heroism and survival .Paul Rusesabagina (a hotel manager) rises to the challenges.

ExtraOrdinary Scene

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