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Summary

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.

Cast

Don Cheadle

Paul Rusesabagina

Sophie Okonedo

Tatiana Rusesabagina

Nick Nolte

Colonel Oliver

Fana Mokoena

General Bizimungu

Joaquin Phoenix

Jack Daglish

Jean Reno

Sabena Airlines President, Mr. Tillens

Desmond Dube

Dube

Ofentse Modiselle

Roger Rusesabagina

Mathabo Pieterson

Diane Rusesabagina

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

George Rutaganda

Tony Kgoroge

Gregoire

Lebo Mashile

Odette

Antonio David Lyons

Thomas Mirama

Leleti Khumalo

Fedens

Neil McCarthy

Jean Jacques

Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

Head Chef

Jeremiah Ndlovu

Old Guard

Mosa Kaiser

Elys Rusesabagina

David O'Hara

David

Lennox Mathabathe

Peter

Mothusi Magano

Benedict

Simo Mogwaza

Hutu Captain

Cara Seymour

Pat Archer

Roberto Citran

Priest

Mduduzi Mabaso

Hutu Lieutenant

Harriet Lenabe

Alice the Waitress

Xolani Mali

Policeman

Rosie Motene

Receptionist

Crew

Director, Author, Screenplay

Terry George

Author, Screenplay

Keir Pearson

Reviews

Geronimo1967

September 4, 2023

7

Don Cheadle is super as Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a Belgian-owned hotel in Kigali in 1994 during the civil strife that saw Hutus relentlessly and ruthlessly persecute the minority Tutsis in Rwanda. Once he is directly touched by one such incident, he decides that he must do something to help and so turns his luxury accommodation into a refuge for hundreds of dispossessed and terrified people. With the help the Red Cross and some foreign press he walks a delicate tightrope trying to keep everyone safe, fed and watered. This is a brave and compelling story of the unimaginable brutality and ultimately compassion that stays with you long after you've finished watching.