Hotel Rwanda, directed by Terry George, tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who saved 1,268 people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The film highlights the brutality of the genocide perpetrated by the Hutus against the Tutsis and critiques the inaction of the international community and UN peacekeeping forces. It serves as a powerful reminder of one individual's courage amid immense violence and the need for global awareness and action against humanitarian crises.

1. Hotel Rwanda
Presented By:- Akshay Pratap Singh (2011ECS01)

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Human Rights Issues/Violations
Racism (UDHR,Article 2)
Genocide (UDHR,Article 3)
Rape & Torture (UDHR,Article 5)
Ignorance
Corruption (Bribes)

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. ExtraOrdinary Scene

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