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: | United Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus, Inside Track, Kiagli Releasing, Mikado Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Artisan Entertainment, Lions Gate Films |
| Production Countries: | United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français |
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Casts
- 1896: Don Cheadle - Paul Rusesabagina
- 2598: Sophie Okonedo - Tatiana Rusesabagina
- 1733: Nick Nolte - Colonel Oliver
- 2607: Fana Mokoena - General Bizimungu
- 2602: Desmond Dube - Dube
- 2603: Hakeem Kae-Kazim - George Rutaganda
- 2606: Tony Kgoroge - Gregoire
Crews
- 2589: Terry George - Director - Directing
- 2626: Tony Burrough - Production Design - Art
- 2596: Robert Fraisse - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2622: Martin Russell - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 20648: Andrea Guerra - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2624: Richard Pagano - Casting - Production
- 2593: Rupert Gregson-Williams - Original Music Composer - Sound
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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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