Genocide is alive and well.

Rating: 9/10 (26 September 2005)

I finally got around to seeing the film on DVD. I knew the premise of the story before seeing the film and I remember not too long ago when the genocide was taking place in real time. I remember thinking at the time, why doesn't somebody do something to stop the killing? And now, with the happenings in Sudan, there is still no world action being taken. Genocide is alive and well.
This film gives us a prime example of man's inhumanity to man. Right from the start, we hear a radio broadcast stroking the fires of hatred. Is it really so different in the USA? I think not. You will have to love the hero in this story as he is somewhat reluctantly thrust into the position of looking out for and defending the people who have taken refuge in the hotel he manages. He does a magnificent job given the resources available. Some of the scenes in the film are so horrendous that they caused me to gasp.
I am not sure how much of a political statement the film intends to make, but surely the viewer will notice that the world turned its back on the killings - we are all responsible for the results. The story is saddening, but hope remains throughout.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke?