Hotel Rwanda
On May 13, there will be the official premiere in Uganda of the Oscar nominated Film, Hotel Rwanda, in the Victoria Ballroom, Speke Resort Munyonyo. Hotel Rwanda puts a face on the horrors of the Rwanda genocide of 1994 by chronicling the mass slaughter of Tutsis by the then dominant Hutu regime.
On May 13, there will be the official premiere in Uganda of the Oscar nominated Film, Hotel Rwanda, in the Victoria Ballroom, Speke Resort Munyonyo. Hotel Rwanda puts a face on the horrors of the Rwanda genocide of 1994 by chronicling the mass slaughter of Tutsis by the then dominant Hutu regime.
This movie is significant because it shows us that in the midst of the carnage (which the film mostly suggests rather than depicts), there were also people, who did care. One of them was Paul Rusesabagina, manager of Hotel Des Milles Collines, a four star establishment in Kigali.
Rusesabagina’s intentions are far from selfless at the beginning of the film. He is more focused on currying favour with the powerful elite than helping his fellow men. But when the killing begins, he does not hesitate to use his connections to protect Tutsi and Hutu refugees, eventually sheltering 1,286 of them in his hotel. As this film portrays, this was an extraordinary feat, made possible mainly by Rusesabagina’s influence, intelligence, bravery, and wit. This landmark film received three Oscar nominations: Best Actor, Don Cheadle, Best Supporting Actress, Sophie Okonedo, and Best Original Screenplay, Terry George at the recently concluded 77th Annual Academy Awards. The event is set to be East and Central Africa’s first Oscar Night with a touch of Hollywood and will be the first Hollywood style premiere of any major film in East and Central Africa.
On the guest list are the main actors, Hollywood legends and Academy Award Nominees, Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte and Sophie Okonedo. Terry George, Rusesabagina and Tatiana Rusesabinga (Rusesabinga’s wife) will be present. It will also attract an elite crowd that is set to include high level government officials, diplomats and representatives of various international bodies. Proceeds will go to the Internally Displaced People’s Camps in Kitgum and Gulu.
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This movie is significant because it shows us that in the midst of the carnage (which the film mostly suggests rather than depicts), there were also people, who did care. One of them was Paul Rusesabagina, manager of Hotel Des Milles Collines, a four star establishment in Kigali.
Rusesabagina’s intentions are far from selfless at the beginning of the film. He is more focused on currying favour with the powerful elite than helping his fellow men. But when the killing begins, he does not hesitate to use his connections to protect Tutsi and Hutu refugees, eventually sheltering 1,286 of them in his hotel. As this film portrays, this was an extraordinary feat, made possible mainly by Rusesabagina’s influence, intelligence, bravery, and wit. This landmark film received three Oscar nominations: Best Actor, Don Cheadle, Best Supporting Actress, Sophie Okonedo, and Best Original Screenplay, Terry George at the recently concluded 77th Annual Academy Awards. The event is set to be East and Central Africa’s first Oscar Night with a touch of Hollywood and will be the first Hollywood style premiere of any major film in East and Central Africa.
On the guest list are the main actors, Hollywood legends and Academy Award Nominees, Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte and Sophie Okonedo. Terry George, Rusesabagina and Tatiana Rusesabinga (Rusesabinga’s wife) will be present. It will also attract an elite crowd that is set to include high level government officials, diplomats and representatives of various international bodies. Proceeds will go to the Internally Displaced People’s Camps in Kitgum and Gulu.
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