Synopsis: During the time of the Rwandan Genocide, Paul

Rusesaagina the manager of Hotel is put in a very hard

place. Paul is a Hutu but his wife is a Tutsi. This is a large
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problem for the family. His wife being a Tutsi is not the
biggest issue. The biggest issue was he had to house
thousands of Tutsi people. While housing all of the people,
Paul learns many things about people. For example he learns
that all of the white people besides one have no plan to help.
This one member of the UN does all in his ability to save the
Tutsi people inside the hotel. At the end, all of the people in
the hotel get saved and brought to a camp where they are
safe. All due to this UN officer acting differently and Paul
being courageous and never giving up.

Review: I thought the movie was fantastic. It was one of the

best movies I have seen in awhile. It hits on some very good
points. I love how it stresses on the point of differences. It is
important that the movie truly hits strong on the point that
even if you different, you should be treated equal. It also
represents what happened during the Rwandan Genocide.

Connection: The movie Hotel Rwanda and the book Left to

Tell, both are about the Rwandan Genocide. In Left to Tell, it
is an account of someone in hiding while also explaining what
was going on. In Hotel Rwanda it is an account of a Hutu and
white man saving the lives of Tutsi people. In both there is
someone that is supposed to be
against the Tutsi people. But they go
against all odds and risk their lives
to save everyone else.

John Sommers
Honors English 9
Ms. Schmidt
4-20-2017