- StatusReleased
- Release Date2004-12-22
- Runtime121 minutes
- TaglineWhen the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.
- Revenue38,000,000$
- GenreDrama, History, War
- Production
CompaniesUnited Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus, Inside Track, Kiagli Releasing, Mikado Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Artisan Entertainment, Lions Gate Films - Budget17,500,000$
Movie 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.
Casts
Don Cheadle
Sophie Okonedo
Nick Nolte
Fana Mokoena
Joaquin Phoenix
Jean Reno
Desmond Dube
Ofentse Modiselle
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Tony Kgoroge
Lebo Mashile
Antonio David Lyons
Leleti Khumalo
Neil McCarthy
Mosa Kaiser
David O'Hara
Lennox Mathabathe
Mothusi Magano
Simo Mogwaza
Cara Seymour
Roberto Citran
Mduduzi Mabaso
Harriet Lenabe
Xolani Mali
Rosie Motene
