when the world closed its eyes he opened his arms

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2008)

Its such a powerful thought provoking heart touching saga u should not ignore. A true life story of Paul Rusasebagina a man employed as the manager of the most luxurious hotel in Kigali the capital city of Rwanda. Rawanda came into news when the most inhuman barbarous crimes against humanity were committed during the period of June-July 1994. I still remember the bodies falling from water fall i watched on CNN and BBC, i remember the brutal slaying of 2 Tutsi women by Hutu men by machete's caught on a distant camera. In these times a man which is portrayed in this film voluntarily gave refuge to hundreds of Tutsi people in his hotel, although he himself is Hutu and his wife is a Tutsi. By doing this he himself endangered his own life by being labeled as a traitor to his own tribe but in the long terms he saved so much lives. This movie also shows the callous and extremely non serious attitude of the world community the U.N , NATO Eurpopean union And The U.S , they left the whole country at its own in such a horrendous , horrific and merciful situation when so many helpless folks needed them. If u see the movie collateral , u ll see tom cruise quoting about Rwanda " ten of thousands of people were massacred before sun down , no one has killed that fast since Hiroshima and Nagasaki". It almost really happened. While talking about Paul rusasebagina it also reminds me of another person , a Hutu politician i saw on BBC at the 10th anniversary of Rwandan genocide, he allowed quite a few Tutsi children to leave the country under a safe passage while the militia men were standing in their way with their fear some weapons but he risked every thing to save the lives of Tutsi children. I believe the world needs people like these , which are free from hatred prejudice narrow mindedness and aggression in their hearts and minds. If the film is concerned i like the work don cheadle, the direction and production , induction of nick nolte and Joaquin Phoenix and more over the song "million voices" in the end which some times brings tears into my eyes. A very great but also teaching a kind of lesson film.