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.
| Tagline | When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms. |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Production Company: | United Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus, Inside Track, Kiagli Releasing, Mikado Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Artisan Entertainment, Lions Gate Films |
| Production Countries: | Italy, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Casts: | Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena, Desmond Dube, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Tony Kgoroge, Cara Seymour, David O'Hara, Joaquin Phoenix, Mosa Kaiser |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $17500000 |
| Revenue: | 38000000 |
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 something to help and so turns his luxury accommodation into a refuge for hundreds of dispossessed and terrified people. With the help the Red Cross and some foreign press he walks a delicate tightrope trying to keep everyone safe, fed and watered. This is a brave and compelling story of the unimaginable brutality and ultimately compassion that stays with you long after you've finished watching.
