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Hotel Rwanda
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Overview

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Director:
Terry George
Writers (WGA):
Keir Pearson (written by) &
Terry George (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 February 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | Thriller | War more
Tagline:
A true story of a man who fought impossible odds to save everyone he could and created a place where hope survived. more
Plot:
The true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 29 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(70 articles)
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User Comments:
One of the most inspiring films I've ever seen. more (536 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Xolani Mali ... Policeman

Don Cheadle ... Paul Rusesabagina
Desmond Dube ... Dube

Hakeem Kae-Kazim ... George Rutaganda
Tony Kgoroge ... Gregoire
Rosie Motene ... Receptionist
Neil McCarthy ... Jean Jacques
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole ... Head Chef (as Kid Sithole)

Nick Nolte ... Colonel Oliver
Fana Mokoena ... General Bizimungu
Jeremiah Ndlovu ... Old Guard

Sophie Okonedo ... Tatiana Rusesabagina
Lebo Mashile ... Odette

Antonio David Lyons ... Thomas Mirama
Leleti Khumalo ... Fedens
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 on appeal for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
121 min
Country:
UK | USA | Italy | South Africa
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Brazil:14 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Hungary:14 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | Sweden:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #41018) | USA:R (original rating) | New Zealand:M | Philippines:R-13
Filming Locations:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa more
Company:
United Artists more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nick Nolte's character (Col. Oliver) is modeled in part on Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, the Canadian commanding officer of the UN Peacekeeping mission in that country who attempted to interfere with the Rwandan Genocide despite his superiors' indifference to the atrocity. Dallaire was also the subject of Sundance audience award documentary Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2004), and witnessed such horrible acts in Rwanda that he later suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite these facts, this is the only fictional character (name and facts) depicted in the film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The other hotel where Paul Rusesabagina keeps a safe, has a sign calling it "Hotel Diplomat". As Rwanda was fully francophone in 1994, the real hotel was called and spelled "Hotel des Diplomates". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
George Rutaganda: [voiceover] When people ask me, good listeners, why do I hate all the Tutsi, I say, "Read our history." The Tutsi were collaborators for the Belgian colonists, they stole our Hutu land, they whipped us. Now they have come back, these Tutsi rebels. They are cockroaches...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Lobsters Pt 1 more

FAQ

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User Comments

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128 out of 159 people found the following comment useful.
One of the most inspiring films I've ever seen., 16 December 2004
10/10
Author: RickyThind from Southampton, England

I have just seen this film and have to say I am deeply moved by it. The premise of the film is about one mans struggle to do the right thing at when everything around him is going wrong.

Don Cheadle is the best African American actor out there. His passion and heart was so strong that moved me almost to tears. There is a definite wish here to let this story to be known to the world.

Its powerful and provocative in its indirect and subtle jabs at the west for not intervening into such a horror that took place in Rwanda.

Very well made and directed. Please see this and let it inspire you as it did me - to try cultivate selfless actions.

Thanks, Ricky Thind

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