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Language
English, French
MPAA rating
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Once you find out what happened in Rwanda, you'll never forget. Oscar® nominee Don Cheadle (Traffic) gives "the performance of his career in this extraordinarily powerful" (The Hollywood Reporter) and moving true story of one man's brave stance against savagery during the 1994 Rwandan conflict. Sophie Okonedo (Dirty Pretty Things) co-stars as the loving wife who challenges a good man to become a great man. As his country descends into madness, five-star-hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina (Cheadle) sets out to save his family. But when he sees that theworld will not intervene in the massacre of minority Tutsis, he finds the courage to open his hotelto more than 1,200 refugees. Now, with a rabid militia at the gates, he must use his well-honed grace, flattery and cunning to protect his guests from certain death. 2004: Actor, Hotel Rwanda

Specs 5

Language English, French
Number Of Discs 1
Aspect Ratio 2.351
MPAA rating R (Restricted)
Package Dimensions 7.48 x 6.97 x 0.55 inches; 2.88 ounces

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Important and excellent film
The film, Hotel Rwanda, is similar to Schindler's List and The Diary of Ann Frank, in that it is more than entertainment; it documents a national act of genocide of one people against another. Therfore the film has to be reviewed both as an artistic statement and as a political statement. I will cover both in this review. First, this is suberb film making with an incredible cast of actors. However Don Cheadle demonstrated that his acting skills are of the highest order. The film did an excellent job of balancing the tensions and drama within the hotel with the terror in the streets. Major societal tensions are mirrored in the hotel staff, some of which are Tutsis and some of which are Hutus. The film did an excellent job of demonstrating the terror as parents tired to keep thier children from being murdered against a mob of Hutus, intent on killing all Tutsis in the country. Thus the film demonstrated at the individual, the family, the neighborhood, the ethnic, and the national levels the terror of this genocide. Second,the film is a political statement against genocide and the politics around genocide. Long brewing social injustice,a breakdown of the social contract, opportunistic political leaders, prejudice and stereotypes, and a highly visible or high profile catalyst to mob violence are the formula for genocide which this film displayed very well. The film is subtle in demonstrating that many of the Tutsis were of a higher economic class than the Hutus and this was due to the Belgium preference for the lighter skinned, thinner, taller Tutsis as compared to the shorter, darker, thicker Hutus. This long brewing social injustice set the stage for opportunistic politicians to gain control of the country with ethinic warfare as their vehicle. The assassination of the President by his own military, blamed on the Tutsis rebels, and fanned into flame by violence monger radio personalities served as the catalyst that sparked the terror. There has been much discussion around the lack of a response from Europe and the United States during this catastrope. The explanations include the recent US military crisis in Mogadishu (see Black Hawk Down for a great film on this incident), the lack of understanding of the politics and tensions in the region, the involvement of the UN in Bosnia and Serbia, and racism against darker races. All of these forces, no doubt, played a role. However we have to ask both our politicians and the media to do a much better job of educating the public around these issues. The media was slow to report this genocide and thus delayed international action. We should never let this happen again. Buy this film, it is outstanding. Keep it in your collection since it is part of human history. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2006 by C. Collins
Excellent movie
Love this movie.
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2026 by Patrick Socia
What an incredible inspirational true story!!!
Wow! What an inspiring true story! I went to Rwanda on a Mission Trip and wanted to learn as much as possible about it. I’ve watched this more than once and highly recommend it! It will inspire you to believe in the power of God, family and one man who truly changed the world where he lived in!
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2025 by Martha
A Masterpiece!
I finally got around to seeing Hotel Rwanda on DVD. Why is this film a masterpiece? Why does it change our heart? First, it's well made. We seldom leave Paul, the POV character. The tragedy unfolds before him, enveloping his family and country. It tackles an ambitious topic: hate transformed into genocide. What a departure from the amazing Hollywood schlock machine. How could it happen? Or, depending your rung on the emotional tone scale, why doesn't it happen more often? It examines how we are sucked from dislike and prejudice to murder, and how, believing we're on God's side, we justify the vilification of others . . . even applaud it. It hits the larger topic of the indifference of the West towards those without oil. Paul ran out of money to bribe the corrupt; the people of Rwanda lacked anything to bribe us into action . . . except our own shame. The story asks what would we do? How is hatred justified? How can good men remain mute? Paul makes the transformation of caring only for his family to caring about his fellow man. A great film entertains, but it also forces us to examine our moral code . . . to act with decency and justice towards man. Robert McKee argues great films are no longer written because values are relative today . . . nothing is black and white anymore. Hotel Rwanda proves him wrong. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2005 by emma
Great !!!!
Great !!!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2026 by glenn lawlor
Great movie - but it holds back a bit
This is a wonderful movie that is filled with striking imagery, strong dialogue, and powerful acting. As a teacher, I use clips from the film to accompany our study of the original text and to challenge students to read a different type of "text". So, as a teacher, I rank the film highly. My major issue with the film is that if you go into it without any context, you would struggle. While it's not necessary to linger on that context unnecessarily, I would argue that someone viewing it today without any preparation would be lost. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2020 by Person who reads books
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Great movie!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2026 by Chalon Cll
We should never look away again...
Don Cheadle plays Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan Hutu and manager of the luxurious Mille Collines hotel. The film is efficient in its story-telling and we are told early that there has been tension ever since the Belgians left because when the Belgian colonists first came to Rwanda they arbitrarily divided up the native Africans into the more elegant and fair-skinned Tutsis and the darker, broader-nosed Hutus. The Belgians gave a measure of power to the small amount of Tutsi's, and after Belgium leaves the tensions escalate. Rusesabagina is a Hutu, married to a Tutsi (in a wonderful performance by Sophie Okonedo). A peace agreement is quickly ignored, the Rwandan President's plane is shot from the sky, and the Hutu's are driven by voices of hatred to "Cut the Tall Trees" - a chilling phrase we are told early on is a "signal" for Hutus to murder Tutsis. Rusesabagina opens the doors of the Mille Collines to everyone, most significantly to terrified and hiding Tutsis. Don Cheadle is the heart and soul of this movie, and we are amazed as we watch him save 1,200 lives by bribing, pleading, outsmarting and standing up to the murderous forces that come to the Mille Collines. There are several astonishing scenes where Paul essentially shames white Europeans and his Rwandan staff into "doing the right thing". At one point he is quite certain that the hotel is about to be over-run and everyone inside murdered. He is incredibly calm as he phones the Belgian headquarters of his hotel company (a brief, but effective cameo by the wonderful Jean Reno) and thanks the company for what they have done, then informs him that they are about to all be killed. Nick Nolte brings the right combination of fear and fearlessness to the role of the Canadian Colonel representing the United Nations, leading a tiny force of UN "peacekeepers, not peacemakers" - he and his troops have their hands tied. This film effectively displays the irrationality of hate crimes and genocide. The accompanying documentaries are enlightening showing the real Paul Rusesabagina, and we get a sense that the heroism shown in the movie is no exaggeration. We are also chillingly reminded that genocide is ongoing in Africa (at present in the Congo and Sudan). The challenge is plainly issued for the world to step up. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2005 by Mark J. Fowler
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