Movie
Hotel Rwanda
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-12-22
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus, Inside Track, Kiagli Releasing, Mikado Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Artisan Entertainment, Lions Gate Films
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa
- Original language
- EN
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
- Mosa Kaiser as Elys Rusesabagina
- Mathabo Pieterson as Diane Rusesabagina
Crew
- Terry George - Director
- Keir Pearson - Writer
- Terry George - Writer
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