Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 American drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay written by both George and Keir Pearson. Based on real life events in Rwanda during the spring of 1994‚ the film stars Don Cheadle as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina‚ who attempts to rescue his fellow citizens from the ravages of the Rwandan Genocide. Sophie Okonedo and Nick Nolte also appear in principal roles. The film‚ which has been called an African Schindler’s List‚[3] documents Rusesabagina’s acts
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president was not the only cause of this heinous genocide; there were many other underlying reasons as to why 1 million people lost their lives in 100 days without much being done to end it. First‚ there is a history of violence within the people of Rwanda. There was ethnic tension between the Hutus‚ who were the majority‚ and the Tutsis‚ who were the minority. Ironically‚ the Belgians considered the Tutsis to be superior over the Hutus. The Tutsis were given better
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occurred they just attacked one another. As you can see the cultural and social differences between this group was another factor that led to the genocide in Rwanda. Although the Tutsis were the main group being attacked they both played a huge role in the genocide because the previous tensions between the two was showed. In the movie Hotel Rwanda‚ you can see how people were looking to kill the Tutsis. The army was after the Tutsis and if you were one you were going to be attacked. The last variable
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Reflection Paper on Hotel Rwanda The 1990s marked a time of turbulence and unrest in Rwandan history. During April-July 1994‚ over 800‚000 Tutsi people were killed relentlessly at the hands of the Hutu militant group “Interhamwe‚” whose name translates to “Those Who Attack Together” (History.com‚ 2009). Based on true events‚ Terry George’s Hotel Rwanda follows the Rwandan Genocide through Paul Rusesabagina’s experiences‚ and from an interpersonal communications perspective‚ appreciates both the
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Hutu The mention of the word “Hutu” immediately conjures up images of mass murder from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The recent film Hotel Rwanda brought the horrible atrocities of that genocide to the public eye. However‚ it is not only in Rwanda that the Hutu have been involved in ethnic war. The country of Burundi‚ a neighbor to Rwanda‚ was the site of the first violence between the Hutu and the Tutsi. The Hutu people of Burundi have a rich culture and history that has been largely
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Nazi party only killed Jewish people ("inferior race").Rwanda Differences was that the Rival between the Hutu and the Tutsi had lasted for years before the mass murder began‚ Tutsi fought back against Hutu immediately (organized)‚Lasted about 100 days (about 800‚000 murdered)‚Hutu used guns‚ very long‚ heavy knives‚ and raping of the women ‚Hutu did not only kill Tutsi (anyone that against their ideas) At the same time the Holocaust and the Rwanda Mass murder do have things that are almost the same
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During the early 1900’s the Belgians had been colonizing Rwanda. The Belgians used the Hutu people who at the time were a majority‚ as slaves. The Belgian’s favored the Tutsi because they looked more “white”. The belgians would look at the skin tone‚ the size of their lips and the width of the bridge of their noses to determine this. The Belgians put the Tutsi people in charge of the Hutu’s but when the Belgians decided to leave the area they left the Hutu people in charge. The Hutu were furious
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case the Hutus’ target were the Tutsis. They were of the same language. They practiced the same cultural traditions. They were of the same race. The only difference was power. And that’s what drove the genocide. When the Europeans helped colonize Rwanda‚ they gave the more powerful positions‚ like jobs in the government‚ to the Tutsis. One of the few high ranking spots that a Hutu obtained was President. Their reasoning was that the Tutsis looked more developed and looked of European descent. The
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Rednaxela R. Calderon ASSIGNMENT No. 4 HOTEL RWANDA GUIDE QUESTIONS: 1. If you were in the situation of Paul‚ how far would you go to protect your countrymen‚ when you know very well that this will cost you the life of your family? Will you abandon your family to save the lives of others? => If I will put myself in Paul’s situation‚ I think‚ I would help and protect my countrymen as long as I can and as long as I’m living. But first I’m going to ensure my family’s safety before I gamble
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After watching Hotel Rwanda‚ I had many emotions including confusion‚ frustration and gratitude. I was initially unfamiliar with tribal labels‚ such as Hutu of Tutsi. ‘Tribal violence’ is not discussed frequently on the western part of the globe. I was incredibly frustrated by the non-stop nagging of the supposedly officials. The officials took advantage of their power and chose to ignore the genocide. Their ignorance made them responsible for the thousands of innocent people horrendously killed
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