Is HOTEL RWANDA the Best Picture of 2004?
Newsflash: HOTEL RWANDA scores 3 Oscar noms (scroll down for info) ——————————– HOTEL RWANDA MUST-SEE viewing for anyone wondering how lax foreign policy and a too-weak United Nations can greatly effect the lives of innocents! 4 stars [(2004)South Africa-UK-Italy-US/MGM-UA] – (2 hrs. 1 min.) – IMDb rating: 8.5 (out of 10) Co-written & directed by Terry George Co-writer: Keir Pearson Characters/Cast Paul Rusesabagina – Don Cheadle Tatiana (Paul’s wife) – Sophie Okonedo Jack – Joaquin Phoenix UN Colonel Oliver – Nick Nolte Hotel president – Jean Reno Don Cheadle as ‘Paul Rusesabagina ‘ Review: Add this one to the MUST-SEE list now and beat the lines that are sure to form as this film reaps the kudo’s of the awards season (with the possible exception of the apolitical ‘Oscar’). Not the bloodbath you would expect from the setting, but a gripping story of one man’s struggle to choose between business and his own humanity (shades of “Schindler’s List”), as he vainly tries
