Hotel Rwanda
“When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.”
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.
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Cast
37 people
Don Cheadle
Paul Rusesabagina
Known for
Iron Man 3
Crash
Sophie Okonedo
Tatiana Rusesabagina
Known for
After Earth
The Wheel of Time
Nick Nolte
Colonel Oliver
Known for
Cape Fear
The Thin Red Line
Fana Mokoena
General Bizimungu
Known for
World War Z
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Desmond Dube
Dube
Known for
180
Office Invasion
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
George Rutaganda
Known for
Black Sails
Godzilla vs. Kong
Tony Kgoroge
Gregoire
Known for
Invictus
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Cara Seymour
Pat Archer
Known for
The Knick
American Psycho
David O'Hara
David
Known for
The Tudors
The Departed
Joaquin Phoenix
Jack Daglish
Known for
Joker
Her
Mosa Kaiser
Elys Rusesabagina
Also in
Ghost Son
Malunde
Mathabo Pieterson
Diane Rusesabagina
No other roles listed
Terry George Director · Keir Pearson Writer Rupert Gregson-Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $38M · Budget $18M · United States release December 22, 2004
Box office
Budget
$17,500,000
Worldwide gross
$38,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
United Artists
Production
Miracle Pictures
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Seamus Productions
Production
Inside Track
Production
Kiagli Releasing
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Mikado Film
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Lions Gate Films
Production
Endgame Entertainment
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Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
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Inside Track Films
Production
Sixth Sense Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Production
United States · United Kingdom · Italy · South Africa · Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 2004
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · December 22, 2004
Limited theatrical
United States
February 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Argentina
May 1, 2007 · TV
Australia
February 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
April 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 19, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
April 15, 2005 · Theatrical
China
June 11, 2005 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Croatia
February 17, 2005 · Limited theatrical
April 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 8, 2005 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
May 5, 2005 · Theatrical
May 29, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
March 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
France
March 30, 2005 · Theatrical
January 12, 2006 · Physical · DVD
May 1, 2013 · Digital · VOD
March 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
April 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
March 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 22, 2005 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
September 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 9, 2005 · Premiere · Iceland International Film Festival
India
February 4, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Indonesia
June 26, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
October 22, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
March 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
January 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 12, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Mexico City
Netherlands
March 9, 2005 · Premiere · Amnesty International Film Festival
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical
July 15, 2005 · Physical · DVD
January 5, 2008 · TV · Nederland 3
February 29, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
September 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
March 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 6, 2005 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 1, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
September 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
February 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical · German
March 25, 2005 · Theatrical · Italian
April 20, 2005 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
May 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 23, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 6, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 25, 2005 · Limited theatrical · London
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
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