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.
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.
Quick Stats
7.7
TMDB Rating
3,272
Votes
2h 2m
Runtime
$17.5M
Budget
$38.0M
Box Office
217%
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Key Crew
DirectorTerry George
WriterKeir Pearson
CinematographyRobert Fraisse
ComposerMartin Russell
EditorNaomi Geraghty
Production DesignTony Burrough
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United ArtistsMiracle PicturesSeamus ProductionsInside TrackKiagli ReleasingMikado Film
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1 featuredCast
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
Mosa Kaiser
Elys Rusesabagina
M
Mathabo Pieterson
Diane Rusesabagina
Ofentse Modiselle
Roger Rusesabagina
Xolani Mali
Policeman
Rosie Motene
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