DC
Don Cheadle
as Paul Rusesabagina
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Hotel Rwanda
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During the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a hotel manager turns his workplace into a refuge for hundreds of people.
2004
Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
- Year
- 2004
- Country
- Rwanda
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Languages
- English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Genres
- Biographical, Historical drama
- Type
- Feature film
- Year
- 2004
- Country
- Rwanda
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Languages
- English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Status
- Released
- Release
- September 11, 2004
Story
Synopsis
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Logline
During the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a hotel manager turns his workplace into a refuge for hundreds of people.
Full synopsis
Inspired by the story of Paul Rusesabagina, the film depicts the protection of Tutsi and Hutu refugees at Kigali's Hôtel des Mille Collines during the 1994 genocide. Structured as a historical thriller for an international audience, it portrays moral dilemmas, diplomatic abandonment and the violence surrounding the city while remaining one of the most widely viewed films about the genocide's memory.
Cast
Main Cast
Principal performers connected to this title.
SO
Sophie Okonedo
as Tatiana Rusesabagina
NN
Nick Nolte
as Colonel Oliver
JP
Joaquin Phoenix
as Jack Daglish
FM
Fana Mokoena
as General Augustin Bizimungu
Creative Leadership
Director & Production
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Director
TG
Terry George
Director
Producers
TG
Terry George
Producer
AK
A. Kitman Ho
Producer
Industry
Production Companies
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United Artists
Production company
Rwanda
Lions Gate Films
Production company
Rwanda
Miracle Pictures
Production company
Rwanda
Seamus
Production company
Rwanda
Industrial Development Corporation
Production company
Rwanda
Inside Track
Production company
Rwanda
Endgame Entertainment
Production company
Rwanda
MGM / United Artists
Distributor
Production Context
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Festivals
- Toronto International Film Festival
Awards
- Academy Award nominations – Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
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