Over 10 years ago some of the worst human atrocities occurred in Rwanda when the Hutus, who had been under years of repression by the Tutses, set out to massacre them in revenge, all of which went unnoticed especially by the American press. Within 3 months more than a million people had been brutally murdered and countless women had been systematically raped.

Through Paul's fight for survival, the film portrays his relationship with army officials whom he bargained money and alcohol for protection and also the United Nations and how little power they were given to protect the hotel and its people.

This is a moving human story about a man's fight for survival where there is no hope of safety and how an ordinary man can triumph over evil. A must see film!