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Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

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

20047.72h 2m

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.

Directed by Terry George
Written by Keir Pearson, Terry George
Produced by A. Kitman Ho, Terry George
Box OfficeBudget: $17.5MRevenue: $38.0M

Top 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

Desmond Dube

Desmond Dube

Dube

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

George Rutaganda

Tony Kgoroge

Tony Kgoroge

Gregoire

Cara Seymour

Cara Seymour

Pat Archer

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

David

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Jack Daglish

Themes & Keywords

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About Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda is a drama, history, war film released in 2004 exploring themes of rwanda, refugee, refugee camp, tutsi, militia, rwandan genocide. Directed by Terry George, it stars Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte. 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.

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