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Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 07, 2006, 06:25:15 PM

Ive watched this movie a few times now on Showtime. I suggest anyone looking to kill a few hours on a rainy day to check this movie out. Dosnt make itself out to be a Hollywood movie. Shows a small microcosm of what happened in Rwanda. Only drawback in the movie I saw was Nick Nolte plays the role as a UN officer.

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: JB88 on November 07, 2006, 06:27:09 PM

holden macgroin as a UN officer?

:confused:


a beautiful film indeed.

blows my mind.

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 07, 2006, 06:28:19 PM

Hes a Canadian Officer. Sorry Canada. :(

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: Tarmac on November 07, 2006, 06:34:34 PM

He plays a Canadian?  I thought his character was Belgian.

Either way, good movie.  I thought it would be a lot more emotionally draining a la Schindler's List, but they did a good job of keeping it palatable.

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 07, 2006, 06:37:27 PM

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/581_1162946247_031485_35.jpg)

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 07, 2006, 06:39:50 PM

One of the hardest parts was when the rebels drove past the UN soldiers and threw a bloodied UN helmet. All the UN soldiers could do was lower their weapons.

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: Tarmac on November 07, 2006, 06:46:11 PM

Huh.  Dunno where I came up with Belgian, then. :)

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: nirvana on November 07, 2006, 07:08:52 PM

Don Cheedle's character fled to Belgium at the end.  Maybe that was it.

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: Suave on November 07, 2006, 07:47:01 PM

He was portraying General Dallaire. Did you watch or read anything else on my recommendations list ?

This is better than Hotel Rwanda, but it cost $25.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 07, 2006, 08:06:11 PM

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Originally posted by Suave
He was portraying General Dallaire. Did you watch or read anything else on my recommendations list ?

This is better than Hotel Rwanda, but it cost $25.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/

You have a list...

Can I be #1?

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: Suave on November 07, 2006, 08:12:13 PM

Did you write a book ?

Yes, I put 2006 list here, just do a search on topics started by Suave.

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 07, 2006, 08:32:13 PM

No, no books.

Title: Hotel Rwanda
Post by: Thrawn on November 07, 2006, 09:45:43 PM

For further info on Dallaire and Rwanda I recommend his book "Shake Hands with the Devil", or the documentary on him ,and his trip back to Rwanda, of the same name.


http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679311713

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424435/