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Hotel Rwanda (2004)

PG-13 12/22/2004 Drama, History, War 2h 1m
77%
User
Score
8.1/10
91%
79/100

When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.

Overview

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

Terry George

Director

Keir Pearson

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Paul Rusesabagina

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Tatiana Rusesabagina

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Colonel Oliver

Fana Mokoena

Fana Mokoena

General Bizimungu

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Jack Daglish

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Sabena Airlines President, Mr. Tillens

Desmond Dube

Desmond Dube

Dube

Ofentse Modiselle

Ofentse Modiselle

Roger Rusesabagina

Mathabo Pieterson

Mathabo Pieterson

Diane Rusesabagina

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Media

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on September 4, 2023

Don Cheadle is super as Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a Belgian-owned hotel in Kigali in 1994 during the civil strife that saw Hutus relentlessly and ruthlessly persecute the minority Tutsis in Rwanda. Once he is directly touched by one such incident, he decides that he must do something to help and so turns his luxury accommodation into a refuge for hundreds of dispossessed and terrified people. With the help the Red Cross and some foreign press he walks a delicate tightrope trying to keep everyone safe, fed and watered. This is a brave and compelling story of the unimaginable brutality and ultimately compassion that stays with you long after you've finished watching....

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