Hotel Rwanda

Unrated

12/22/20042h 2m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Terry George

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$17,500,000.00

Revenue:

$38,000,000.00

Key words:

rwanda
refugee
refugee camp
militia
rwandan genocide
murder
slaughter
dead body
atrocity
african
cruelty
genocide
united nations
death
angry
aggressive
desperate
malicious
cautionary
factual
antagonistic
authoritarian
callous
commanding
foreboding
ominous

Cast

Don Cheadle

~ as ~

Paul Rusesabagina

Sophie Okonedo

~ as ~

Tatiana Rusesabagina

Nick Nolte

~ as ~

Colonel Oliver

Fana Mokoena

~ as ~

General Bizimungu

Desmond Dube

~ as ~

Dube

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

~ as ~

George Rutaganda

Tony Kgoroge

~ as ~

Gregoire

Cara Seymour

~ as ~

Pat Archer

David O'Hara

~ as ~

David

Joaquin Phoenix

~ as ~

Jack Daglish

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
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.