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The world closed its eyes Hotel Rwanda is very hard to watch. But I recommend people to watch it, for their own sakes on educating themselves on one of the most ignored genocides in recent history. The genocide that happened in Rwanda was between the two main "tribes", the Hutus and the Tutsis. By far Hutus were and still are the majority, Tutsis being the minority. Due to political and social strife, it catapulted when the Rwandan president was killed in a plane crash brought down by Tutsi rebels. This launched Hutu outrage and the masacres began. Everybody in the world did nothing to help, no one in America or Europe sent assistance. People didn't believe it was happening, or if they did, they shut their eyes. In 100 days nearly 1 million people were murdered. This movie is the true story about Paul Rusesabagina and his soulmate Tatiana, a Hutu married to a Tutsi, who housed 1,268 Tutsis and moderate Hutus from the killings in the 5 star hotel in Rwanda where he worked as manager. It isn't just a story of death, it is a strong story of love and family, and of country. It is enlightening and I believe everyone must see it to educate themselves on this tragedy. The story itself is powerful, but so are the characters. Paul and his wife Tatiana possess a strong love as they house these victims of war and their own children. The violence is kept far away from the viewers eye, if shown it is seen far away. The most graphic scene is when Paul is driving his van down a back road and stumbles upon hundreds of slaughtered corpses. Otherwise, it is really a story of the people he saved and how he saved them, instead of showing you exactly what violence countrymen did to countrymen. I reccomend everyone, who has a conscience, see this movie. I also recommend to keep an open mind though; not every Hutu was guilty of murder and not every Tutsi was innocent. It is the same as saying only Germans are responsible for the killings in WWII. Keep that fact in mind and do not just label all Hutus as killers. I hope it moves you like it did me.