Hotel Rwanda Genre Guide: Story, Cast and Movie Facts

Hotel Rwanda (2004) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Don Cheadle as Paul Rusesabagina; Sophie Okonedo as Tatiana Rusesabagina; Nick Nolte as Colonel Oliver; Fana Mokoena as General Bizimungu; Desmond Dube as Dube; Hakeem Kae-Kazim as George Rutaganda; Tony Kgoroge as Gregoire; Cara Seymour as Pat Archer

About Hotel Rwanda

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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