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HOTEL RWANDA

(2004)

Run time: 1h 50min |  Biography, Drama | Released: December 22, 2004 (USA)

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Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), a Hutu, manages the Hôtel des Mille Collines and lives a happy life with his Tutsi wife (Sophie Okonedo) and their three children. But when Hutu military forces initiate a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Tutsi minority, Paul is compelled to allow refugees to take shelter in his hotel. As the U.N. pulls out, Paul must struggle alone to protect the Tutsi refugees in the face of the escalating violence later known as the Rwandan genocide.

Director: Terry George

Writer(s): Terry George, Keir Pearson

Starring: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo

BOX OFFICE

Estimated budget:

$17.5 million

U.S. Box office:

$23,530,892

Foreign Box office:

$10,351,351

Worldwide Sales:

$33,882,243

Widest Release:

824 Theaters

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