Hotel Rwanda
Viewing Questions
1. As Paul drives he is listening to Hutu radio. What is the answer to the question “why do I hate the Tutsis?”
2. “Politics is power.” What does that mean?
3. What drops out of the box at George Rutaganda’s business? Is Rutaganda a Hutu or Tutsi?
4. Dube is Paul’s driver he is Tutsi, Paul is Hutu. Do they hate each other?
5. What was the message to the President on Hutu radio? What deadline was upon them?
6. At the hotel the question was asked regarding what the difference between a Hutu and Tutsi was. What was the answer, and how did the Belgians play a role in that?
7. What does the reporter say about the two women – one of whom is Tutsi and the other Hutu?
8. Paul’s brother in law and sister in law visit. What do they warn?
9. What came across on the news, and who was blamed?
10. Why did the neighbors hide in Paul’s house?
11. Why is he called a traitor? To refute that what is he ordered to do?
12. What does the militia call the Tutsi? How does Paul save the Tutsi who are with him?
13. Paul is in charge of the hotel. When he demands Gregoire to leave the Presidential suite what is the response?
14. Paul asks the UN to take the people to refugee camps. What response does he get?
15. Paul gets the Hotel owner to keep the hotel open. What does he say the hotel provides?
16. Paul sees footage of the killing. What weapons were being used and what does Paul say about people seeing the footage?
17. Pat Archer (Red Cross) cannot bring the girls to the hotel due to roadblocks. When she reached the orphanage what was happening? What was the rationale for that?
18. While those from other nations are being evacuated Rwandan children are brought to the hotel to be evacuated as well. What happens to them?
19. Paul tells everyone to call those they know outside of Rwanda. What does he instruct them to do and why?
20. Does George believe the Hutu militia can kill all of the Tutsi? Why/Why not?
21. As they return to the hotel they are running over bumps. Paul gets out to see what they are driving over. What does he discover?
22. When Paul is asked “why are people so cruel,” what does he answer?
23. As they get on the UN trucks the radio gives a report on the death toll. What was it at that point?
24. Why does Paul stay behind?
25. What is the message that comes across on the radio?
26. The UN takes the refugees out of the hotel to go to a refugee camp. Why is it so hard for them to get through the streets?
27. How many refugees did Paul save?