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Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Drama History War

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

Release Date: 2004, December 22
Directors: Terry George
Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, United States of America, South Africa
Production: United Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus, Inside Track, Kiagli Releasing, Mikado Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Artisan Entertainment, Lions Gate Films
Cast: Nick Nolte, Jean Reno, Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix, Harriet Lenabe, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, David O'Hara, Roberto Citran, Fana Mokoena, Antonio David Lyons, Cara Seymour, Mduduzi Mabaso

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.

Keywords:

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