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Hotel Rwanda
2004 122 min United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa PG-13 16+
★8.4
Drama, History, War
Director: Terry George
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Description
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.
Budget:
$17.5M
US Gross:
$23.53M
Worldwide:
$38M
Starring
Don Cheadle
Actor
Sophie Okonedo
Actor
Joaquin Phoenix
Actor
Awards
European Film Awards 2005
— Best Original Score
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Original Song
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Original Screenplay
Golden Globe 2005
— Best Actor (Drama)
Academy Awards 2005
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2006
— Best Original Screenplay
European Film Awards 2005
— Best Original Score
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005
— Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005
— Best Cast Ensemble
Key opinion
Hotel Rwanda is widely regarded as a harrowing and essential historical drama that humanizes the 1994 genocide through the lens of one man's struggle to survive. While comparisons to Schindler's List are common, the film is praised for its emotional weight and its critique of international indifference, even if some note its limited scope regarding the conflict's aftermath.
| Acting | Don Cheadle delivers a masterful, Oscar-nominated performance that anchors the film with profound emotional authenticity. | |
| Acting | The supporting cast, including Nick Nolte, Jean Reno, and Joaquin Phoenix, provides strong, committed performances that elevate the narrative. | |
| Theme | The film succeeds as a powerful, necessary historical testament that highlights human resilience and the moral failures of the international community. | |
| Direction | The director opts for a restrained approach to violence, focusing on psychological tension and emotional gravity rather than gratuitous gore. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative is praised for its historical urgency, yet some viewers find the singular focus on the hotel setting leaves the broader context of the genocide's aftermath underexplored. |