Hotel Rwanda
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Hotel Rwanda

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

7.7 / 10 2004 2h 2mPG-13 English
DramaHistoryWar

Storyline

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 & Crew

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Paul Rusesabagina

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Terry George's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Hotel Rwanda is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker