Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
French, English
Production companies
Kigali Films, Miracle Pictures, Seamus Production, Mikado Film, Starz Entertainment, United Artists
Awards
European Film Award for Best Composer, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award
Setting
Hôtel des Mille Collines, Kigali
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to write one.
Festival History
- Academy Awards 2005 academy_award
- Berlin International Film Festival 2005 generic
- American Film Institute Awards 2004 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2004 generic
