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Listen to me good people of Rwanda. Terrible news. Horrible news. Our great president is murdered by the Tutsi cockroaches. They tricked him into signing their phony peace agreement then they shot his plane from the sky. It is time to clear the great brush, good Hutus of Rwanda. We must cut the tall trees. Cut all tall trees down! Let us get to work good Hutus! Find the traitors! Let none escape!

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Dube: Oh, that is a fine cigar sir! Paul: This is a Cohiba cigar, each one is worth 10,000 Francs. Dube: 10,000 Francs! Paul: Yes yes, but it's worth more to me than 10,000 Francs. Dube: What do you mean, sir? Paul: If I give a businessman 10,000 Francs, what does that matter to him? He is rich. But, if I give him a Cohiba Cigar straight from Havana, Cuba? Hey, Now that is style Dube. Dube: Style!

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Tatiana: My brother is dead, they would never leave their children. Paul: Perhaps they could not make it home Tatiana, they're hiding. Please, can you return and bring the girls back here to us? Pat Archer: I can't, there are Interahamwe roadblocks everywhere. (pauses; Tatiana is weeping) When I reached the orphanage, the Interahamwe were there. They already started killing children. They made me watch. Then, there was one girl, she had her little sister wrapped on her back. (weeping) As they're about to chop her, she cried out to me, "please don't let them kill me. I... I promise I won't be Tutsi anymore." Tatiana: I... I can't- (walks away) Pat Archer: They're targeting Tutsi children, Paul, to wipe out the next generation.

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Jack: Listen, sorry about earlier. If I knew you that you were in there, I wouldn't- Paul: I am glad that you have shot this footage and that the world will see it. It is the only way we have a chance that people might intervene. Jack: (pauses) Yeah and if no one intervenes? It's still a good thing to show? Paul: How can they not intervene? When they witness such atrocities? Jack: I think that when people see this footage, they'll say, "Oh my God, that's horrible," and then go on eating their dinners.

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Paul: You know, I admire you general. How do you keep calm of your men in such madness? General Bizimungu: I am a strong man Paul. Paul: I wish I were more like you. I mean look at my staff (pointing at Gregoire flirting with a woman) he won't work, listens to no one. General Bizimungu: (Sees Gregoire) He is staff? Paul: Oh yes. General Bizimungu: (Walks over to Gregoire and throws ice bucket on to him) Get back to work you slob! (Hitting Gregoire) Go!

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Paul: You have no whiskey? George: No whiskey, no spirits. Your rich guests will have to do without their scotch. Anyway, Paul, I have bled that cow enough now. Paul: What are you saying, George? George: Your rich cockroaches at the hotel... their money is no good to them anymore. Soon, all of the Tutsis will be dead. Paul: You do not honestly believe that you can kill them all. George: And why not? Why not? We are halfway there already. Oh, and Paul, I will give you a crate of soft drinks for the kids. No charge. [To his men] Ten bags of beans! Come! Put those in the van, you! [To Paul] Let me give you a tip my friend, our generals in the army say 'do not go near the Mille Collines or they will send the Belgian soldiers back here'. But soon, those generals will have gone, and we will be in charge. It is time to butcher your cow for the meat. [Pauses] Maybe you can help us Paul. You have some very important traitors at your hotel. Now, if we were to get them, then maybe we could let yo

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Paul: (discussing about massacre by the river road) Hundreds? it was too many to count. Dube: (pauses) Why are people so cruel? Paul: Hatred? Insanity? I don't know.

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Paul: The rebels are getting closer, yes? General Bizimungu: The rebels can have this graveyard. We have ordered everyone out of the city. [After taking a drink of Paul's whisky] Here. Have a drink. You know what the Scottish call it? Paul: No. General Bizimungu: Uisge beatha- water of life. I went once on a tour of the finest single malt distillery in the world. Have you ever been to Scotland? Paul: No, sir. General Bizimungu: Wonderful country. Wonderful golf. I wonder, will I ever go back? What do you think? Paul: No- I hope we all get to do a great many things, General. Can we go now. please, sir? General Bizimungu: I am going to do you a great favor, Paul. [To a soldier] Private. Private: Yes, sir! General Bizimungu: Pack those carefully. put them in my keep, and guard them. [To Paul] I am going to take you with us, to our new headquarters in Gitarama. Paul: I do not want to go to Gitarama, sir. General Bizimungu: Well, you can't go back to the hotel. The crazy men are on their wa