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Hotel Rwanda

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Hutu Paul Rusesabagina manages the Hôtel des Mille Collines and lives a happy life with his Tutsi wife and their three children, but when Hutu military forces initiate a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Tutsi minority, Paul is compelled to allow refugees to take shelter in his hotel. As the U.N. pulls out, Paul must struggle alone to protect the Tutsi refugees in the face of the escalating violence later known as the Rwandan genocide.

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A sobering and heartfelt tale about massacre that took place in Rwanda while most of the world looked away.

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David Ansen Newsweek 07/06/2010
Cheadle, in his richest role since Devil in a Blue Dress, burrows deep inside this complex man, who discovers in himself a strength he never knew he possessed as he faces the disillusion of all the "civilized" notions he believes in. Go to Full Review Time Out 06/24/2006
There's a tidiness and sense of convenience in the film's stock characterisations and button-pushing plotting that detracts from its impact. The film doesn't just contrive to contain the slaughter, but also its own anger. Go to Full Review Dan Jolin Empire Magazine 04/01/2006
4/5
Who cares about overdone orchestral blasts or signpost-waving lines of dialogue when such raw, naked, painful humanity is displayed by Don Cheadle in the central role? Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 3
3.5/4
A movie that continues to reverberate with such tropical -- and topical -- force that the ink is forever drying on its condemnation of a planet that operates with blinders firmly attached. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 03/17/2025
7/10
Despite the galvanizing events taking place onscreen (highlighted by staggering shots of corpse-littered roads and other aftermaths of mass executions), what really sells the premise is Cheadle’s performance. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/11/2020
4.0/4.0
Don Cheadle absolutely, 100% deserves the Oscar for Best Actor. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler P. @TylerPhoenixMD Mar 29 This is an amazing piece of cinema! Amazing acting, felling truly in the moment. Covers a horrible event in the best possible way! See more Mark C. @mrpiggy1992 Jan 17 Don Cheadle's best performances of 2004 See more Aimee M @Aimeetwoees Dec 30 Cheadle has an Oscar nomination for best actor. But this isn't a grandstanding portrayal: it is a performance at the service of the work. See more Richard P @RichardPicks Oct 31 Don Cheadle gives a beautifully restrained tour de force performance as a singular voice of reason at the epicenter of writer/director Terry George's depiction of Rwanda's outbreak of genocide in 1994 when Hutu militias slaughtered one million Tutsis See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 28 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Corey J @FilmGuyCorey Aug 7 Honestly I can't believe Don Cheadle didn't win an Oscar for this movie. His performance in this movie is one of the greatest I have ever seen. The movie did an remarkable job telling the horrific story of a real and really terrible situation that happened in Rwanda that I don't know if most people even knew happened, but when watching this movie you really saw and felt how terrible of a situation it was. This movie is one of the greatest pieces of story-telling I have ever seen. See more Read all reviews
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Terry George

Director

Don Cheadle

Paul Rusesabagina

Sophie Okonedo

Tatiana Rusesabagina

Joaquin Phoenix

Jack

Nick Nolte

Colonel Oliver

Desmond Dube

Dube

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Hotel Rwanda

DON CHEADLE stars as Paul in United Artists' HOTEL RWANDA. Thomas (ANTONIO LLYONS), Tatiana (SOPHIE OKONEDO) and Paul (DON CHEADLE) in United Artists' HOTEL RWANDA (L to R) Paul (DON CHEADLE) and Tatiana (SOPHIE OKONEDO) with family in United Artists' HOTEL RWANDA. DON CHEADLE stars as real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina in United Artists' drama HOTEL RWANDA. Hotel Rwanda (2004) Poster Art Hotel Rwanda (2004) View more photos

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Synopsis Hutu Paul Rusesabagina manages the Hôtel des Mille Collines and lives a happy life with his Tutsi wife and their three children, but when Hutu military forces initiate a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Tutsi minority, Paul is compelled to allow refugees to take shelter in his hotel. As the U.N. pulls out, Paul must struggle alone to protect the Tutsi refugees in the face of the escalating violence later known as the Rwandan genocide.
Director
Terry George
Producer
A. Kitman Ho, Terry George
Screenwriter
Terry George, Keir Pearson
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists
Rating
PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.5M
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Surround
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