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.| Status: | Released (2004-12-22) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 49 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $23,530,892 |
| Screen: | Keir Pearson, Terry George |
| Productions: | Lionsgate, United Artists, The Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa, Miracle Pictures, Seamus, Inside Track, Kiagli Releasing |
| Production Countries: | Italy, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français |
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Crews
- 2621: A. Kitman Ho - Producer - Production
- 2597: Naomi Geraghty - Editor - Editing
- 2623: Moonyeenn Lee - Casting - Production
- 2596: Robert Fraisse - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2626: Tony Burrough - Production Design - Art
- 2590: Keir Pearson - Author - Writing
- 2624: Richard Pagano - Casting - Production
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Don Cheadle is super as Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a Belgian-owned hotel in Kigali in 1994 during the civil strife that saw Hutus relentlessly and ruthlessly persecute the minority Tutsis in Rwanda. Once he is directly touched by one such incident, he decides that he must do s ....
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