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Overview

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Director:
Terry George
Writers (WGA):
Keir Pearson (written by) &
Terry George (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 February 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | Thriller | War more
Tagline:
A true story of a man who fought impossible odds to save everyone he could and created a place where hope survived. more
Plot:
The true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 29 nominations more
User Comments:
A fantastic and powerful film more (536 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 on appeal for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language.
Runtime:
121 min
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Brazil:14 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Hungary:14 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | Sweden:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #41018) | USA:R (original rating) | New Zealand:M | Philippines:R-13
Company:
United Artists more

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Trivia:
Director Terry George had Don Cheadle in mind for the lead part from the beginning of his involvement. During pre-production, potential investors and interested studios wanted Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Mekhi Phifer and even Will Smith because of their suggested bigger drawing capacity at the box office. But due to ultimately producing the film independently and coming up with the money himself, George was able to go back to his original choice. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the last chapter, When Tatiana is looking for the pictures of her lost little nieces, we first see the pictures with two question marks under it. Five seconds later, the picture is blank. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
George Rutaganda: [voiceover] When people ask me, good listeners, why do I hate all the Tutsi, I say, "Read our history." The Tutsi were collaborators for the Belgian colonists, they stole our Hutu land, they whipped us. Now they have come back, these Tutsi rebels. They are cockroaches...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 36th NAACP Image Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Whispered Song with Inanga Accompaniment more

FAQ

Why did the International community allow the massacre to occur?
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238 out of 287 people found the following comment useful.
A fantastic and powerful film, 9 November 2004
10/10
Author: Craig Estrella (Surecure) from Toronto, Canada

I was fortunate to see this film at the Toronto Film Festival. I had heard nothing about this film before I read up on it in the Fest guide and originally was going to see something else. But, the subway happened to shut down and I was not going to be able to see the film I originally intended. So, I decided to give this a try.

And I am so very glad I did.

This film is by far the best drama I have seen all year, and indeed was the best film of the 11 I saw at the festival. It is gripping, heart-wrenching, and opens your eyes to so many things. Don Cheadle -- who I am a long time admirer of his work -- is phenomenal in the lead role, and I hope that he is nominated for Best Actor this year, because he certainly deserves it.

I am recommending this film to everybody I know and I hope that it gets a wide distribution because it certainly is a film that needs to be seen. While comparisons can be made to Schindler's List, I think that this film goes further to show that events like the Holocaust can happen any time -- even now -- so long as people look away, just as the UN did in Rwanda. It certainly makes one think about how easy it is for us to forget our history and allow it to be repeated, because (as one character says) we will watch it on TV, say that it is terrible, and go right on eating our dinner. 10/10

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