If you loved The Color Purple, try Hotel Rwanda
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the gut punch mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Color Purple, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
gut punch
What Hotel Rwanda is
Kigali, rainy season, a hotel lobby filled with desperate faces. A manager shelters over a thousand refugees from ethnic violence, his hotel a fragile sanctuary. This film lands strongest on a quiet afternoon.

