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directed by Terry George
Canada / UK / Italy / South Africa 2004

In contemporary cinema, few movies are as wise or as observant of society as Hotel Rwanda, which takes the time to weave insight about the current world into its already strong narrative arc. The standard good film, nowadays, will have a few references to politics and society, but they are rarely as meaningful as those in Hotel Rwanda. The movie takes the heartbreak of a story and uses it to make viewers realize the parallels it draws. Not many of us in The United States know much, if anything, about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 (at least those who haven’t seen this picture), and that makes the historical event all the more tragic. When viewers leave Hotel Rwanda, they will not only have a strong emotional reaction towards its moving conclusion, but will also be considering every subject it opens for discussion, such as the worthiness (or lack thereof) of the United Nations’ involvement in world affairs and the biases of the media and their very questionable motivations in choosing which stories to publish.

Excerpt of Danny's comments at Bucket Reviews located HERE

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Theatrical Release: September 11th, 2004 - Toronto Film Festival

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DVD Review: MGM - Region 1 - NTSC

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Distribution	MGM Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	2:01:36
Video	2.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.51 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
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Audio	English (Dolby Digital 5.1), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Subtitles	English, Spanish, French , None
Features	Release Information: Studio: MGM Home Video Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 2.33:1 Edition Details: • A Message for Peace: Making Hotel Rwanda" documentary • "Return to Rwanda" documentary • Commentary by director Terry George and the real-life subject of the film, Paul Rusesabagina • Selected scene commentary by actor Don Cheadle • Select commentary by musician Wyclef Jean DVD Release Date: April 12th, 2005 Keep Case Chapters: 24

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Good DVD of an important film. MGM has exceeded their current output of weak transfers with no extras. Colors are beautiful, lines are tight, contrast is good. The 5.1 audio is excellent. Commentary is somewhat ineffectual, but at least there is one. Overall a worthy purchase. out of