Hotel Rwanda — Kant and Moral Agency

The film Hotel Rwanda depicts the events that happened during the Rwandan genocide. Don Cheadle plays Paul Rusesabagina, a manager of a Belgian-owned hotel in Rwanda. He is married to Tatian, played by Sophie Okonedo, and they have three children. Paul is a Hutu, while Tatiana is a Tutsi.

The conflict that happened during the Rwandan genocide was between Hutus and Tutsis. During the Belgian rule in…