Hotel Rwanda poster

Hotel Rwanda

20042h 2mDrama · History · War
directed by Terry George

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

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7.7 / 10
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8.1 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Don Cheadle·Paul Rusesabagina
Sophie Okonedo·Tatiana Rusesabagina
Nick Nolte·Colonel Oliver
Fana Mokoena·General Bizimungu
Desmond Dube·Dube
Hakeem Kae-Kazim·George Rutaganda
Tony Kgoroge·Gregoire
Cara Seymour·Pat Archer
David O'Hara·David
Joaquin Phoenix·Jack Daglish