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Hotel Rwanda [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Terry George Actors: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix Studio: Entertainment in Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.74 as of 23/11/2009 00:20 GMT details You Save: £17.25 (86%) New (20) Used (20) from £1.90 Seller: findprice Rating: 77 reviews Sales Rank: 5301 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 117 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 EAN: 5017239193149 ASIN: B0009PQWZ8 Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Release Date: July 25, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Solidly built around a subtle yet commanding performance by Don Cheadle, iHotel Rwanda/i emerged as one of the most highly-praised dramas of 2004. In a role that demands his quietly riveting presence in nearly every scene, Cheadle plays real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in the Rwandan capital of Kigali who in 1994 saved 1,200 Rwandan "guests" from certain death during the genocidal clash between tribal Hutus, who slaughtered a million victims, and the horrified Tutsis, who found safe haven or died. Giving his best performance since his breakthrough role in iDevil in a Blue Dress/i, Cheadle plays Rusesabagina as he really was during the ensuing chaos: "an expert in situational ethics" (as described by critic Roger Ebert), doing what he morally had to do, at great risk and potential sacrifice, with an understanding that wartime negotiations are largely a game of subterfuge, cooperation, and clever bribery. Aided by a United Nations official (Nick Nolte), he worked a saintly miracle, and director Terry George (iSome Mother's Son/i) brings formidable social conscience to bear on a true story you won't soon forget. i--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 77 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...16 Next » Exceptionally brilliant July 9, 2005 K. Neylan 35 out of 35 found this review helpful Based on a true story, Hotel Rwanda is by far one of the most powerful and emotionally stirring films I've seen this year. Terry George's second film shows us that we can expect great things from this man. It seems his pairing with Jim Sheridan has allowed him to learn so much from him and exibits that he has learnt everything there is to know from the great director and become one himself. The film takes place during the genocide in Rwanda when the Hutu extremists commenced a mass slauter of the Tutsi minority. While the killing happened all that the western powers did was ignore this atrocity until the Tutsi rebels had driven the extremists out. This story is about Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) a Hutu who used the hotel he ran to save the lives of innocent Tutsis by sheltering them within the hotel. Cheadle gives a powerful performance as the wealthy manager who cleverly uses his high connections with both the western world and Hutu officials to save as many as he could. Hotel Rwanda's most impressive scene is when the western countries order that all their citizens be evacuated. George masterfully makes you feel shame (if you live in a western country) that your country participated in that and turned a blind eye to the death that was going on in Rwanda in that order of cowardice. I highly recommend this film if you have even the slightest interest, I would give it more than 5 stars if I could. Is Blood Thicker than Water? September 21, 2006 Mrs. P. R. Burdess (Blackpool) 11 out of 11 found this review helpful Don Cheadle plays the character Paul Rusesabagina, of the Hutu tribe. His wife is from the Tutsis and as the violence escalates you anticipate some kind of family betrayal. But Paul is in love with his wife and loves his family, and as he realises the extent of the suffering in his community he refuses to let tribal loyalties interfere with his relationships there. Paul Rusesabagina is an inspirational man and the world should be made aware of what he did. This is a film worthy of the "celluloid". br / br /However, this film pulls no punches. It neither gilds the corruption, perfumes the betrayals nor sanitises the atrocities suffered by the Rwandans. Neither does it rationalise the ignorance or selfishness of the West. Yet, in so doing it gives a short sharp shock to the ostrich in all of us and surprisingly we are left with a thoroughly engaging account of events. br / br /You may believe that, "Blood is thicker than water", and that family comes first, but by the end of the film you can't help asking yourself how you would behave in the same position. Would you be courageous and compassionate enough to do as he did or would you be looking after No.1? A movie and performance you won't forget July 1, 2007 Hugh Garske (Maidenhead, UK) 19 out of 20 found this review helpful An extraordinary civilian view into the implosion of Rwandan politics 13 years ago. br / br /While everyone around him is consumed by fear, Paul Rusesabagina rises above the desertion of the West and uses every dissipating means at his disposal in an effort to coerce both Hutu and Western officials in saving his family, his friends, his staff, other refugees and lastly himself against just about every obstacle imaginable. br / br /Nearly as devastating as the violence escalating around them is the impotence of the UN and the treachery through complacency of the West: '[They'll say] that's horrible...then go on eating their dinner' being one of the most startling truths of the whole event. br / br /Don Cheadle absolutely consumed this role and although it's a well-worn cliche his performance gives the impression that this role was for him alone. He thoroughly deserves every accolade he has received most notably the Oscar nomination. br / br /The production does on occasion give the impression of a made-for-tv movie sometimes due to the lighting sometimes the camera work but overall both the quality of the acting and the story of unwavering courage amongst unspeakable savagery are more than enough to make this feature unforgettable. br / My Response To This Film Shocked Me December 6, 2005 Rebecca Papin (Paris, France) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful When my French husband told me he wanted to watch a movie about the civil war in Rwanda, I was SO uninterested. I knew the movie had gotten alot of hype, alot of press, and had been nominated for an Oscar (or many Oscars), but I was so uninterested in watching a movie about a war in Rwanda. brAnd that was my typically American response to such a great and humbling movie. Luckily, my husband kept bothering me about this film, and, I finally saw it. pThis is the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in Rwanda that housed over 1,000 Tutsis refugees during the Rwandan civil war. After the UN turns its back on his hotel, he and the refugees are left unprotected against the rebel forces. Paul is given an exit visa to Belgium for him and his family, however, he would rather give up his life than have the rebels slaughter the "cockaroaches" as the Tutsis were called. pI was shocked that the Americans did not intervene in this situation...until I realized that they, like myself, probably had little interest in the situation until somebody shoved it down their throats. This is a deeply political movie with so many violent scenes (1000 Tutsis laying dead on a road), (prostitutes being cut in two)that children absolutely should not see it. pI cried more than once in this movie. It humbled me. A powerful portrayal of genocide August 7, 2005 Keith Sinton (Stockton-on-Tees, UK) 14 out of 15 found this review helpful This movie is a powerful portrayal of man's inhumanity to man. Don Cheadle's performance is magnificent, along side that of Sophie Okonedo, as the manager of the Hotel des Collines in the Rwandan capital Kigali. From the very beginning there is a growing sense of foreboding as Cheadle's character persuades, bribes and ultimately begs in order to save the lives of those who seek shelter in his hotel. Abandoned by the West, their only hope lies with an ineffective UN force led by Colonel Oliver (Nick Nolte), Cheadle has only his wiles and experience to carry him through. As the unrest and violence escalate the tension rises and never lets up.pI'm unsure as to whether my experience of this film was coloured by my previous knowledge of the Rwandan war. Nevertheless I was left feeling wrung-out by the end of the movie, having been alternately horrified, disgusted and appalled by the abandonment of the Rwandan people to their fate, this punctuated by brief, heart-warming moments of human courage in the face of lethal adversity.pHuman drama at its best. Showing reviews 1-5 of 77 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...16 Next »

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