Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda
Directed by Terry George
Produced by Terry George
Written by Keir Pearson
Editing by Naomi Geraghty
Release date(s) September 11, 2004 (UK)
Budget US$17,500,000


Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 historical drama film about the hotelier Paul Rusesabagina (played by Don Cheadle) during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. The film, which has been called an African Schindler's List,documents Rusesabagina's acts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees, by granting them shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines. As an independent film it had an initial limited release in theaters, but was nominated for multiple awards, including Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay. It continues to be one of the most-rented films on services such as Netflix, and is listed by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 most inspirational movies of all time.

Cast
Don Cheadle as Paul Rusesabagina
Sophie Okonedo as Tatiana Rusesabagina
Nick Nolte as Colonel Oliver (based on Roméo Dallaire)
Fana Mokoena as General Austin Bizimungu
Cara Seymour as Pat Archer
Joaquin Phoenix as journalist Jack Daglish
Jean Reno as Sabena Airlines President Mr. Tillens
Desmond Dube as Dube
Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Georges Rutaganda

Release
The film opened in limited release. It has grossed $33 million to date, making it a success for an independent film. According to the December 3, 2006 edition of 60 Minutes, Hotel Rwanda was the fifth most-rented movie on Netflix at the time. It is currently the 14th most-rented movie on Netflix.


ReceptionThe film has received a great deal of critical acclaim, with a 91% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 177 reviews. In the United States, the film was originally rated R, but is one of the few films that appealed the rating and won. It was re-rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language. Hotel Rwanda was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Don Cheadle, Best Supporting Actress for Sophie Okonedo, and Best Original Screenplay for Keir Pearson and Terry George.

The film is also the subject of criticism from various groups, as it is seen that its successful box office return was not reflected in donations survival charities such as the Survivors Fund (SURF):

“For too long survivors have lived with broken promises, and the producers of Hotel Rwanda should learn from this lesson and fulfil their commitment to give back to the survivors profits made from the film. This is a sad and regretful case of people profiting from the tragedy of others.”

— Mary Kayitesi Blewitt, Director of SURF
The American Film Institute ranked Hotel Rwanda as #90 on its list of the 100 most inspirational movies of all time. Film critic Richard Roeper said that it was one of the most inspirational films that he had ever seen and named the film the best of 2004. Roger Ebert gave the film four-stars and ranked Hotel Rwanda as the ninth best movie of 2004. Ebert's website provides a summary of additional reviews of the film.


Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Category Performer Result
Best Actor Don Cheadle Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Sophie Okonedo Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Terry George & Keir Pearson Nominated
BAFTA Award
Category Performer Result
Best Original Screenplay Terry George & Keir Pearson Nominated
Black Reel Awards
Category Performer Result
Best Actor in a Drama Don Cheadle Winner
Best Actress in a Drama Sophie Okonedo Winner
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Category Performer Result
Best Actor in a Drama Don Cheadle Nominated
Best Picture N/A Nominated
Producers Guild of America
Category Performer Result
Stanley Kramer Award Winner



　　這是ㄧ部非常需要被觀看的電影，我深深的希望所有生長在自由國度裡的每一位地球人都能夠有機會欣賞這部電影...內容是有關於1994年的盧旺達種族大屠殺...


背景
1890年到1918年時盧旺達為德國殖民地，1918年到1962年為比利時殖民地。白人殖民者以圖西人膚色較白，平均身高較高、舉止更為優雅為由[來源請求]，讓占人口少數的圖西人（約18%）統治占人口多數（約80%左右）的胡圖人，而在比利時人離開後，卻又將政權交給了胡圖人，因而埋下日後種族屠殺的原因。
1962年獨立後，政府也未妥善處理種族問題。
在20多年的時間裡，盧旺達政府一直對圖西族實行種族歧視政策。在大屠殺前的三年裡，國家控制的媒體甚至把圖西族人等同為國家的敵人，大力加以鞭撻，煽起胡圖族人的恐懼和仇恨。一家受到黨政軍多名要人支持的RTLM廣播電台，在大屠殺前9個月，宣傳對圖西族人的仇恨，甚至公開宣布要被消滅的人的名單。

導火線
1994年4月6日，載着盧旺達總統朱韋納爾•哈比亞利馬納 和布隆迪總統西普里安•恩塔里亞米拉的飛機在盧旺達首都吉佳利附近被擊落，兩位總統都罹難。有傳聞擊落客機的人是圖西族遊擊隊。

屠殺

屠殺地附近未掩埋的屍體
遇難者的頭骨顯示生前遭受砍殺和暴力

屠殺從吉佳利開始擴散到全國每個角落；從4月6日到7月初的100天，約有100萬人被屠殺(平均一天有一萬個人被殺)，其中大部份是圖西人。另外還有200萬人流離失所。
7月，盧旺達愛國前線RPF與鄰國烏干達的軍隊反攻進入盧旺達首都吉佳利，擊敗了胡圖人政府。200萬胡圖人，其中一些參與了屠殺，由於害怕遭到圖西人報復，逃到鄰國布隆迪、坦桑尼亞、烏干達、和扎伊爾（現在的剛果民主共和國）。數千人由於霍亂和痢疾死於難民營。
國際反應
由於美國此前在索馬里進行的干涉行動因當地勢力的一致抵抗，並且失敗，還遭到了一些歐洲與第三世界國家的譴責，因此並不想派軍介入這場衝突。 英國則一向與美國共同進退；中國和俄羅斯則持旁觀者心態。
後來聯合國被迫說服其他國家伸援。法國在基伏湖附近建立了野戰醫院，嘗試收容難民。加拿大、以色列、荷蘭和愛爾蘭也提供了一些援助。
紅十字會、無國界醫生等救援組織亦無懼炮火，到達當地，拯救平民百姓。
審判
聯合國在坦桑尼亞的阿魯沙成立盧旺達國際刑事法庭，審判高級政府官員或軍人。盧旺達政府則負責較低層級的領導人或平民。根據盧旺達政府通過的法案，2004年成立一個獨立調查委員會，調查法國在大屠殺事件當中所扮演的角色。
2006年11月，法國國防部同意解密1百多份與1994年盧旺達大屠殺有關的絕密文件。[2]2008年8月5日。盧旺達政府公布了一份厚達500頁的調查報告，指責法國參加了1994年的種族大屠殺。[

　　影片中令我最印象哀痛的莫過於加拿大將軍氣憤的告訴保羅UN只帶走飯店裡的白人的時候，他說"You don't even Nigger, you are black in Africa... They don't even care about you're dead or not..." 這位加拿大裔的白人將軍在結束任務後為身為白人的羞恥而自殺了... 影片中軍人強行把孤兒院的白人修女和黑人孩童分開...其修女之哀嚎神父之憤怒歷歷在目... 保羅為了保護飯店內所有的難民用盡了所有的手段，一次又一次的沮喪一次又一次的堅持，不管交涉的途中他需要受到什麼樣的羞辱他都為著所有人而屈膝忍耐... (打著打著不禁又哽咽了起來...) 保羅一度想要發布新聞像權世界呼救，但他的朋友卻說"算了吧!保羅...你不應該對白人期望那麼高...他們會看著電視然後說好可憐...然後關掉電視出去享受豐盛的晚餐"

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