Hotel Rwanda

About Hotel Rwanda

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.

Terry George's Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 history war film. Don Cheadle stars as Paul Rusesabagina, Sophie Okonedo as Tatiana Rusesabagina, Nick Nolte as Colonel Oliver, and Fana Mokoena as General Bizimungu.

At 122 minutes long, it arrived in December 2004. Written by Keir Pearson and Terry George. It was produced by Artisan Entertainment, Inside Track, and Kiagli Releasing. The story is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under angry, cautionary, desperate, and ominous. It scores 7.7 out of 10 from 3,289 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

The Color Purple, Menace II Society, and Row 19 make useful companions to Hotel Rwanda, all filed under aggressive.