Hotel Rwanda
2004 | 122 min | Drama, History, War
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (91%), audiences rate it highly (7.7/10) and it drew serious awards attention, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7/10 from 3K viewers
- AwardsStrong
3 wins, 3 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$38 million worldwide on a $18 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
393K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Terry George
- Don CheadlePaul Rusesabagina
- Sophie OkonedoTatiana Rusesabagina
- Nick NolteColonel Oliver
- Fana MokoenaGeneral Bizimungu
- Desmond DubeDube
- Hakeem Kae-KazimGeorge Rutaganda
- Tony KgorogeGregoire
- Cara SeymourPat Archer
- David O'HaraDavid
- Joaquin PhoenixJack Daglish