Hutu civilians were asked to arm themselves with everything they could find, rape, maim and kill their tutsi neighbours. The identification of tutsi pastoralists as powerholders and of hutu cultivators as subjects wasbecoming general when europeans first arrived in rwanda at the turn of the century, but it was not. In this film, the true story of paul rusesabagina, who is a hotel manager, is shown and the ways he provides refuge for. With don cheadle, sophie okonedo, joaquin phoenix, xolani mali. Georges rutaganda does not like pauls marriage to tatiana. Initially, they were nomads and lived off of hunting. The relationship between the two modern populations is thus, in many ways, derived from the perceived origins and claim to rwandanness. The physical differences between hutus and tutsis synonym.
Hotel rwanda is a 2004 drama film directed by terry george. Understanding rwandas historical hutu and tutsi conflict. In one of the worst atrocities in recent history, hutu paramilitaries. Up to five million deaths have been caused by the years of fighting in the congo. Exploring hotel rwanda 2004 the film, hotel rwanda, produced in 2004 by terry george, seeks to present the story in the form of a true story of one mans encounter with the conflictridden regime. A decade later the film hotel rwanda, which was nominated for three oscars, made rusesabagina an international celebrity. The wrenching hotel rwanda 2004 was a contemporary african.
The interahamwe now call themselves the democratic forces for the liberation of rwanda and use the country as a staging base to overthrow kagame in rwanda. Paul rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand tutsi refugees during their struggle against the hutu militia in rwanda. By early 1961, victorious hutus had forced rwandas tutsi monarch into exile. In rwanda, the classification of the native population into hutus and tutsis, arbitrarily done by the colonial belgians, is now ingrained within rwandan mentality despite the rwandan independence. Based on a true story, the film documents all the acts that a hutu hotel manager named paul rusesabagina, played by actor don cheadle, did to save both his family and a thousand tutsi refugees. The hutu also battle a tutsi rebel leader, general laurent nkunda, and his forces. More than one million rwandans were killed in the genocide. The film hotel rwanda demonstrates the conflict between the hutu and tutsi people, after the rwandan president has been killed in a plane crash.
List of films about the rwandan genocide wikipedia. It was adapted from a screenplay cowritten by george and keir pearson, and stars don cheadle and sophie okonedo as hotelier paul rusesabagina and his wife tatiana. The film was directed by terry george and stars don cheadle. The tutsi form a subgroup of the banyarwanda and the barundi people, who reside primarily in rwanda and burundi, but with. Georges is a hutu extremest, a goods supplier to the hotel, and the local leader of interahamwe, i brutal anti tutsi militia. The film is set in 1994 during the rwandan genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 people, mainly tutsi, were killed by hutu extremists. Top 10 movies about the 1994 genocide against the tutsi the new.
Hotel rwanda is based on real characters and events that took place in rwanda in 1994. In 1994 rwanda experienced a devastating genocide in which nearly a million tutsi and moderate hutu were killed by hutu extremists. They were targeting members of the minority tutsi community, as well. The origins of the hutu and tutsi people is a major issue in the histories of rwanda and burundi, as well as the great lakes region of africa. In 2005, he was awarded the us presidential medal of freedom for heroism.
A huge thank you to the three victims who agreed to speak to me about the horrors of the genocide and let me share their story in the video. Hutus and tutsis are the two main ethnic groups in rwanda. The film was the first feature film made about the 1994 genocide and focuses on the life of a young, refugee tutsi girl and her attempts to find safety while the. They are most known in the west because of their roles in the rwandan genocide of 1994, in which hutu extremists massacred more than 800,000 tutsis and hutu moderates. The title of the film is a direct reference to the length of time that passed from the beginning of the genocide in april until it ended in july 1994. The rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the tutsi, was a mass slaughter of tutsi, twa, and moderate hutu in rwanda, which took place between 7 april and 15 july 1994 during the rwandan civil war in 1990, the rwandan patriotic front rpf, a rebel group composed of tutsi refugees, invaded northern rwanda from their base in uganda, initiating the rwandan civil war. A fate similar to many others in that bloody spring. The film was the first feature film made about the 1994 genocide and focuses on the life of a young, refugee tutsi girl and her attempts to find safety while the genocide is. The bloody history of the hutu and tutsi conflict stained the 20th century, from the 1972 slaughter of about 120,000 hutus. The film is about the rwanda genocide of 1994 and the negative effect it has on the citizens of a country poorly governed by the hutu and tutsi. What is the religion of the hutus and tutsi in rwanda. Its oscar night and deservedly don cheadle is nominated in the best actor category for his performance in the hotel rwanda about a hotel manager in rwanda during the tutsi genocide of 1994. Comprehension and discussion activities for the movie hotel rwanda this module has been designed to accompany the film hotel rwanda 2004. The idea that it mattered not what category anyone believed themselves to belong to, and that what really mattered was being a citizen, and that it entitles one to the same rights as everyone else, it added another layer of bricks to the wall that separates the new rwanda from the old, pregenocide one.
The genocide was conceived by extremist elements of rwandas majority hutu population who planned to kill the minority tutsi population and anyone who opposed those genocidal intentions. Hotel rwanda also skimps considerably on the roots of the tragedy. Between april and july 1994, more than 800,000 men, women and children, mostly from rwandas tutsi minority were slaughtered. Rwanda genocide of 1994, planned campaign of mass murder in rwanda that occurred over the course of some 100 days in apriljuly 1994. Rwanda based on a true story a man, a woman, and their families. Hotel rwanda manager accused of funding terrorism world. The correct question should be what is the religion of the rwandan people in rwanda. Historically, they were often referred to as the watutsi, watusi, wahuma, wahima or the wahinda.
During that year, rwanda s population of seven million was composed of two major groups. The film was nominated for multiple academy awards, is on the american film institute s list of the 100 most. The 43yearold hutu and a few other men from his rwandan village chopped the tutsi man to pieces one horrific slaying during a 100day genocide that. He was a hutu, though married to a tutsi, and, through bravery. By early 1961, victorious hutus had forced rwanda s tutsi monarch into exile. The fastest and most systematic genocide in history. Top 10 movies about the 1994 genocide against the tutsi. A hutu revolution in 1959 forced as many as 330,000 tutsis to flee the country, making them an even smaller minority. My 10th grade oral history project on the rwandan genocide. If youve never been to rwanda, the only thing you might know about the country is that there are two main ethnic groups, the hutu and the tutsi. Congo examines mass graves to find proof of revenge. Its vitally important that rwandans arent the only ones who remember these. Comprehension and discussion activities for the movie. As the situation worsens in rwanda, paul and his family observe neighbors being killed in ethnic violence.
One of the main characters is paul rusesabagina, a hotel manager, who could be considered a christ figure do to his tremendous sacrifice, and pain that he endured. Ceritanya adalah kisah perjuangan paul rusesabagina don cheadle manajer hotel desmillecollines di kigali, yang. The rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the tutsi, was a mass slaughter of tutsi, twa, and moderate hutu in rwanda, which took place between 7 april and 15 july 1994 during the rwandan civil war in 1990, the rwandan patriotic front rpf, a rebel group composed of tutsi refugees, invaded northern rwanda from their base in uganda, initiating the. In just 100 days in 1994, about 800,000 people were slaughtered in rwanda by ethnic hutu extremists. Dengan tersebarnya berita tersebut dikalangan masyarakat, menyebabkan suku hutu semakin marah dan mengupayakan tindakan balas dendam terhadap seluruh suku tutsi di rwanda. Dramatic feature film about paul rusesabagina, a kigali hotelier, and the events around the hotel des mille collines, a sanctuary for tutsis and moderate hutus after its owner shut his doors against the genocide. Tension between hutu and tutsi ethnic groups reached a crisis point in that year, when rwandan radio announced. The rwandan genocide involved the mass slaughter of tutsi tribal members. Hotel rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the. As a feature film subject, that genocide can be spun into any number of. Film hotel rwanda ini merupakan film yang menggambarkan bentrok antar etnis di rwanda antara etnis hutu dan tutsi. The genocide led to a political crisis, and the opportunity was grabbed by the hutus whose government of extremist hutu power leaders took command of the military. The film entails events of what happened during the 1994 genocide against the tutsi. Based on the rwandan genocide, which occurred during the spring of 1994, the film documents rusesabaginas efforts to save the lives of his family and.
Essay the movie hotel rwanda 2004 directed by terry george. When the hutu nationalists raised arms against their tutsi countrymen in rwanda in april 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in african history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people. Written scholarly works explain the rwandan genocide in historical terms. They all spoke one language kinyarwanda and shared one culture. They mainly live in rwanda, burundi, and the eastern democratic republic of the congo, where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the tutsi and the twa.
The protagonist, paul rusesabagina, a hotel manager played by don cheadle, was a hutu who wedded a tutsi wife. This pg movie shocks you with the story of genocide less than a decade ago mostly ignored by the outside world. The genocide spread like wildfire across rwanda and over the next. Idris elba, carole karemera, pamela nomvete, oris erhuero. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. They all lived in the kingdom of rwanda, which was a tutsi monarchy. April 7th marks the anniversary of the genocide against the tutsi in rwanda, 1994.
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