With a rabid militia at the gates, he must use his wits and cunning to protect his guests from certain death. But when he sees that the world will not intervene in the massacre of minority Tutsis, he opens his hotel to more than 1,200 refugees. Some Themes: Good versus evil, love, dark versus light, disabilityĭuring the 1994 Rwandan conflict, five-star-hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) sets out to save his family as his country descends into chaos. ![]() The film stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller amongst others. He manages to return to London but his health worsens and his condition deteriorates. He is introduced to London society and befriends an actress Madge Kendal but is then kidnapped by the fairground owner and taken on a tour of Europe performing again as a freak. Initially, he doesn’t speak and wears a hood over his head to hide his deformity. Treves introduces Merrick to Dr Carr-Gomm and Merrick lives in the hospital as the medics try to help him. He is rescued from performing as a freak in a fairground show, by Dr. ![]() Adapted from a stage play, the film, shot in black and white, centres on badly disfigured John Merrick, ‘elephant man,’ who was born with a congenital disorder.
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