While the book “Left to Tell” by Immaculée Ilibagiza and the film “Hotel Rwanda” by Terry George show their share of similarities, both depict the Rwandan massacre of 1994 in diversified ways. Firstly, although both characters share similarities in portraying the perspective of genocide, they also show some important differences in point of view as the main character of the film was a hotel manager while the other main character of the book was a young woman Tutsi. . Furthermore, while facing similar conflicts and difficulties, both have their own field of adversity to face. For starters, the film and book show myriad differences that convey the perspective of genocide. First, while ethnic bloodlines were mixed in the country, Immaculée was a Tutsi girl raised in the love of her parents, who originally blinded her from the negativity of racism and prejudice. This was demonstrated when Immaculée stated: “…In our home, racism and prejudice were completely unknown.” Paul Rusesbagina, on the other hand, was a hotel manager and successful businessman, not to mention his Hutu origins. Furthermore, the film focuses mainly on him and his family, recounting the genocide through the events most relevant to the plot. This is demonstrated in the film as he was one of the first recurring characters we see in conflicts throughout the film since Paul stated "...I'm sure you can get some money for your hard work", to the Hutu commander when he was told asked for identification for the first time and in many other cases throughout the film. In short, since the purpose of the film was to entertain the audience, the two-hour film cannot convey in detail the massacre of 800,000-1,000,000 Tut......middle of paper......val . It is also worth noting the strong evidence of the psychological difficulties both faced in the struggle for survival and how it was achieved. In the book and the film, many aspects showed important similarities and differences. This includes the similarities and differences in location, perspective on the conflict, perspective on conveying the horrors of the genocide, and vis-à-vis the personal conflicts that both characters went through. Although the film made a great attempt to convey the massacre, the book was written in a more common reality by a real genocide survivor than the film, which used actors and centered the events more on Paul to entertain the audience. The book contained a personal account that separates it from the film, but merges with some of the main ideas and messages that the film sought to express.