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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.
Theatrical
Feb 4, 2005
Box Office
$38.0M
Budget
$17.5M
Return
2.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 12, 2005
Director
Producers
A. Kitman Ho, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Nicolas Meyer
Music
Studio
United Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus Productions, Inside Track, Kiagli Releasing, Mikado Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lions Gate Films
Quotes
See all →A Toast Amidst Chaos
Paul
The rebels are getting closer, yes?
General Bizimungu
The rebels can have this graveyard. We have ordered everyone out of the city. Here. Have a drink. You know what the Scottish call it?
[After taking a drink of Paul's whisky]
Paul
No.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Nature of Human Cruelty
Paul
(discussing about massacre by the river road) Hundreds? it was too many to count.
Dube
(pauses) Why are people so cruel?
Paul
Hatred? Insanity? I don't know.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →D
Don Cheadle
Paul Rusesabagina
S
Sophie Okonedo
Tatiana Rusesabagina
N
Nick Nolte
Colonel Oliver
F
Fana Mokoena
General Bizimungu
D
Desmond Dube
Dube
H
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
George Rutaganda
T
Tony Kgoroge
Gregoire
C
Cara Seymour
Pat Archer
D
David O'Hara
David
Joaquin Phoenix
Jack Daglish
M
Mosa Kaiser
Elys Rusesabagina
R
Rosie Motene
Receptionist
N
Neil McCarthy
Jean Jacques
M
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
Head Chef
J
Jeremiah Ndlovu
Old Guard
A
Antonio David Lyons
Thomas Mirama
L
Leleti Khumalo
Fedens
L
Lennox Mathabathe
Peter
M
Mothusi Magano
Benedict
S
Simo Magwaza
Hutu Captain
