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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.

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

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Review by: CinemaSerf

Don Cheadle is super as Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a Belgian-owned hotel in Kigali in 1994 during the civil strife that saw Hutus relentlessly and ruthlessly persecute the minority Tutsis in Rwanda. Once he is directly touched by one such incident, he decides that he must do something to help and so turns his luxury accommodation into a refuge for hundreds of dispossessed and terrified people. With the help the Red Cross and some foreign press he walks a delicate tightrope trying to keep everyone safe, fed and watered. This is a brave and compelling story of the unimaginable brutality and ultimately compassion that stays with you long after you've finished watching.

Reviewer rating: 7.0


Actors


Don Cheadle

Paul Rusesabagina


Sophie Okonedo

Tatiana Rusesabagina


Nick Nolte

Colonel Oliver


Fana Mokoena

General Bizimungu


Hakeem Kae-Kazim

George Rutaganda


Tony Kgoroge

Gregoire


Cara Seymour

Pat Archer

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