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Hotel Rwanda

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

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  • Drama
  • War
  • History

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • genocide
  • based on true story
  • murder
  • death
  • desperate
  • malicious
  • cruelty
  • aggressive
  • factual
  • cautionary
  • angry
  • refugee
  • rwandan genocide
  • ominous
  • refugee camp
  • slaughter
  • united nations
  • militia
  • dead body
  • foreboding
  • rwanda
  • atrocity
  • african
  • tutsi
  • commanding

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 22, 2004
Original language
English
Spoken languages
english, french
Countries
Italy, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
Budget
$17,500,000
Revenue
$38,000,000
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