Hi PY

Yes, the film does ask a lot of searching questions about the West's
response to the situation in Rwanda. The part where an official
refuse to confirm the event as genecide because that would require the
West to act, is particularly telling.

My problem with the film, though, is that it does not do what films
should do, namely make us *feel* and *connect* with the events.
Science and history can teach us the facts; art can help us understand
and empathise with the participants. OK, the distinction is not
always that stark, but in broad terms that is what cinema is for me.

Cheers.

Mike


--- In filmtalkuk@..., py <pymgntt@l...> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> I've seen this movie this week-end and I kinda agree with you. It is not
> a masterpiece indeed. Not the kind of movie with a special things. I
> was thinking about the more recent "The Pianist", which is rough even
> without obvious scene.