Hotel Rwanda<\/a><\/i>. <\/p>\nBoth films concern the genocide of 1994 \u2014 and the shock that those living in that country felt when the international community failed to do much more than evacuate those with white skin.<\/p>\n
But whereas the latter film was largely about Africans who survived the massacre, thanks to a cunning hotel manager who knew how to push the buttons of the social elites, the new film concerns a Catholic priest (John Hurt) and a teacher at his school (Hugh Dancy), who can do little more than watch as the world gives up on their friends and neighbours.<\/p>\n
They can pray, too, of course \u2014 so the priest makes a point of serving mass at the usual times, as though nothing outside the chapel walls had changed.<\/p>\n
The film has been criticized for telling what should be an African story through the eyes of noble Europeans, but director Michael Caton-Jones (Rob Roy<\/i>) fleshes out some key Rwandan characters, especially a bright Tutsi pupil named Marie (Claire-Hope Ashitey).<\/p>\n
This film\u2019s portrayal of the reporters and United Nations officers is pretty compelling; however, Hurt\u2019s priest and his theology are pretty thinly drawn \u2014 which hinders what could have been a powerful statement about God\u2019s presence in the midst of suffering.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s still worth a look. And stay for the credits, which reveal that a number of the film\u2019s crew are survivors of the genocide themselves \u2014 some of whom lost entire families. <\/p>\n
\u2014 A version of this review was first published by <\/i>BC Christian News.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>SHOOTING DOGS<\/a><\/i> would make an interesting double-bill with Hotel Rwanda<\/a><\/i>. <\/p>\n