Genres: Drama, History, War
Languages: English, French
Year: 2004
Vote: 7.7
Festival & Award: Toronto - People's Choice Award (Best Film)
Hotel Rwanda
The showmakers
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.
Indie vibes check
An independent drama with political themes, financed outside the major studio system.