Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

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

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Release Date

12/22/2004

Runtime

121 mins

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

Original Language

English

Budget

$17,500,000

Revenue

$38,000,000

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A shattering account of one man's desperate attempt to shield innocents from systematic slaughter, the film unflinches in showing both the horror of the Rwandan genocide and the quiet courage required to resist it.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseAngryBleak

Themes

SurvivalRedemptionPowerJustice

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

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Graphic violence

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