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Hotel Rwanda

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

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.

20042h 2mPG-13Drama, History, War

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About Hotel Rwanda

Directors
Terry George
Cast
Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena, Desmond Dube, Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Genres
Drama, History, War
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa
Status
Released

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