Hotel Rwanda

We saw this movie at the cinema on Sunday night and thought it was extremely good. It's the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. Don Cheadle, who plays the lead, is absolutely brilliant - I'm not suprised he was nominated for an Oscar.

It would have been easy for the crew to give a one-sided tale about the horror of war and fill a 90 minute picture with nothing but blood and guts. Instead, the crew put together a film that will resonate for years. It involves politics, culture, family, religion, race, and many other questions of ethics. It tells the whole story from all perspectives and was full of humanity. Recommended!