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Hotel Rwanda

DVD Widescreen Unrated More Info Unrated Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 027616925121 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.49 (10% off) List Price: ~~$14.99~~
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Synopsis

Don Cheadle gives an Oscar® Nominated performance in this true story of one man's brave stance against savagery during the 1994 Rwandan conflict. Hotel Rwanda was nominated for an additional two Oscars® for Best Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo) and Best Original Screenplay.

As his country descends into madness, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) sets out to save his family. But when he sees that the world will not intervene in the massacre of minority Tutsis, he finds the courage to open his hotel to over 1,200 refugees—with only his wits and words to help keep them alive another hour... another day.

Review

Cheadle fully utilizes his considerable talents in his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a 4–star hotel in Kigali. An eminently practical man, he finds himself faced with much larger considerations when state–sanctioned genocide breaks out in his country. The atrocities are generated from age–old tribal rivalries between Tutsis and Hutus, which had been exacerbated during a period of Belgium dominance. The massacre starts on a small scale, as Paul sees his neighbors taken from their homes and executed in the dead of night. He is safe, a member of the ruling Hutus and possessed of strong connections in the community as a result of his job and his politic deportment. But his beloved wife is Tutsi, and he soon learns that there are no guarantees in the new hell that has befallen his country. Despite the presence of the U.N. and the world press, a full–fledged massacre begins. The expected intervention from the outside world never happens, and as the Europeans leave, it becomes apparent that the Rwandan people are on their own. Paul uses up every favor he ever garnered as he opens up the hotel to the streams of refugees running for their lives. There are 1,268 people who owe their lives to Paul's efforts. Director Terry George conveys the carnage with a minimum of gore, although there was an estimated million slaughtered, and concentrates on the small human moments that define a person's character. At one point, Paul and his wife discuss how to die, how to avoid a horrific death by machete. Hotel Rwanda is powerful, compelling, memorable and involving; an unforgettable combination of graphic history lesson and superb filmmaking.

-- Ann Yarabinee

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.49 (Unrated)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 027616925121

Studio : Fox

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Audio commentary: Director Terry George & Paul Rusesabagina, With Select Commentary by Wyclef Jean; Selected Scenes Commentary by Don Cheadle
Documentaries: A Message for Peace: Making Hotel Rwanda; Return to Rwanda

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Blu-ray : $17.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 883904232117
ISBN: 6314196965

Studio : Fox

Languages: English DTS-HD 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, 2.35
Features:
Documentaries: A Message for Peace: Making Hotel Rwanda
Featurette: Return to Rwanda
Audio commentary: Selected Scenes by Don Cheadle
Audio commentary: By Director Terry George and the Real-Life Subject of the Film, Paul Rusesabagina, with Select Commentary by Musician Wyclef Jean