The Horrors of Genocide

Rating: 9/10 (3 September 2010)

Harrowing and exciting true-life account of Paul Rusesabagina, a man who opened up his hotel to refugees during a Rwandan civil war.
Don Cheadle gives an amazing performance as a man of business who reluctantly dons the cloak of a man of action in order to be a help to his people. The film addresses the horrors of the Rwandan genocide, and the horrific arbitrariness that makes one group of people so utterly hate another that they want to destroy them, but it's never preachy. Director Terry George successfully walks the delicate line between making an entertaining film about a terrible incident without exploiting it.
Cheadle was rightfully Oscar nominated, and a nomination also went to Sophie Okonedo as his wife.
Grade: A