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Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda |
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Directed by | Terry George |
Produced by | Terry George |
Written by | Keir Pearson
Terry George |
Starring | Don Cheadle
Sophie Okonedo
Joaquin Phoenix
Nick Nolte
Jean Reno |
Cinematography | Robert Fraisse |
Editing by | Naomi Geraghty |
Studio | Lions Gate Entertainment
United Artists |
Distributed by | United Artists
MGM Home Entertainment |
Release date(s) | December 22, 2004(Limited)
February 4, 2005 (Wide) |
Running time | 121 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English
French |
Budget | $17,500,000[1] |
Box office | $33,882,243[2] |
Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 American drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay written by both George and Keir Pearson. Based on real life events which took place in Rwanda during the spring of 1994, the film stars Don Cheadle as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina, who attempts to rescue his fellow citizens from the ravages of the Rwandan Genocide. Actors Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte and Jean Reno also star in principal roles. The film, which has been called an African Schindler's List,[3] documents Rusesabagina's acts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees, by granting them shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines. Hotel Rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence.[4]
The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of United Artists and Lions Gate Films. It was commercially distributed by United Artists theatrically, and by MGM Home Entertainment for home media. As an independent film, it had an initial limited release in theaters, but was nominated for...