Bridget Pickering

In 1994, war swept the tiny African nation of Rwanda when the country's dominant ethnic groups, the Tutsi and Hutu, became locked in a bitter political struggle. Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) was the manager of a four-star luxury hotel, and when the fighting escalated into genocide, he used his position to shelter over a thousand refugees, despite great personal danger. Nick Nolte, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix and Jean Reno co-star in this inspiring biography from filmmaker Terry George ('In the Name of the Father,' 'The Boxer'). <!-- exceptions -->

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Hotel Rwanda movie trailer - starring Nick Nolte, Don Cheadle, Jean Reno, Joaquin Phoenix, Sophie Okonedo, Desmond Dube. Directed by Terry George. Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2004 Genre: Drama Rating: Not Rated

Ten years ago, some of the worst atrocities of the twentieth century took place in the central African nation of Rwanda -- yet in an era of high-speed communication and round-the-clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. Over one hundred days, almost one million people were brutally murdered by their own countrymen. In the midst of this genocide, one ordinary man, a hotel manager named Paul Rusesabagina -- inspired by his love for his family and his humanity -- summoned extraordinary courage and saved the lives of 1268 refugees by hiding them inside the Milles Collines hotel in Kigali. Hotel Rwanda is Paul s remarkable story.