Hotel Rwanda

2004 7.7 (2940 votes) 2h 1m

Genres

Drama History War

Production Companies

Lionsgate
United Artists
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa
Miracle Pictures
Seamus
Inside Track
Kiagli Releasing
Mikado Film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.

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.