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Hotel Rwanda (2005)

Don Cheadle , Sophie Okonedo , Terry George  |  PG-13 |  DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (367 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali, Desmond Dube
  • Directors: Terry George
  • Writers: Terry George, Keir Pearson
  • Producers: A. Kitman Ho, Bridget Pickering, Duncan Reid, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Hal Sadoff
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Dubbed: French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005
  • Run Time: 121 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (367 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007R4T3U
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,319 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Hotel Rwanda" on IMDb

Special Features

  • "A Message for Peace: Making Hotel Rwanda" documentary
  • "Return to Rwanda" documentary
  • Commentary by director Terry George and the real-life subject of the film, Paul Rusesabagina
  • Selected scene commentary by actor Don Cheadle
  • Select commentary by musician Wyclef Jean

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Solidly built around a subtle yet commanding performance by Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda emerged as one of the most highly-praised dramas of 2004. In a role that demands his quietly riveting presence in nearly every scene, Cheadle plays real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in the Rwandan capital of Kigali who in 1994 saved 1,200 Rwandan "guests" from certain death during the genocidal clash between tribal Hutus, who slaughtered a million victims, and the horrified Tutsis, who found safe haven or died. Giving his best performance since his breakthrough role in Devil in a Blue Dress, Cheadle plays Rusesabagina as he really was during the ensuing chaos: "an expert in situational ethics" (as described by critic Roger Ebert), doing what he morally had to do, at great risk and potential sacrifice, with an understanding that wartime negotiations are largely a game of subterfuge, cooperation, and clever bribery. Aided by a United Nations official (Nick Nolte), he worked a saintly miracle, and director Terry George (Some Mother's Son) brings formidable social conscience to bear on a true story you won't soon forget. --Jeff Shannon

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Once you find out what happened in Rwanda, you'll never forget. OscarÂ(r) 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

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161 of 173 people found the following review helpful
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In 1994 when Rwanda descended into the bloody madness of genocide Paul Ruseasabagina (Don Cheadle) was reasonably secure in his process. He belonged to the Hutu majority that was slaughtering the minority with machetes and he was the manger of the five-star Hotel Milles Collines in Kigali. But his wife, Tatiana (Sophie Okonedo), is Tutsi and the Tutsi are not only being called "cockroaches" on the nonstop incendiary radio broadcasts they are being exterminated like them. Not only are his wife and children in danger, so is the rest of his family and so are the guests in his hotel. It is up to Ruseasabagina to do something about this madness simply because there is nobody else to do the job (it would be easier to call the character Paul, but given the story it seems important to focus on the fact he was an African).

"Hotel Rwanda" is a true story, and even though we know going in that Ruseasabagina is going to save over a thousand refugees this is still a harrowing story. For the most part the genocide happens outside the walls of the hotel, but there are enough scenes and stories of what is happening to make it clear that the people huddled in the hotel are in mortal danger. What is probably the most unforgettable moment comes while a van is being driven through the fog and appears to have gone off the road (the DVD extras also contain scenes of the unforgettable way the Tutsi have memorialized the victims of the slaughter at one location).
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164 of 187 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and Moving January 11, 2005
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This is a movie that is unforgettable in it's accurate portrayal of human brutality. It is an ugly indictment of the West's refusal to intervene in a crisis that allowed unspeakable slaughter to occur. The film is incredibly well written, well acted and the scenes are frighteningly realistic. Don Cheadle is superb as the heroic hotel manager who more than rises to the occassion using his wits to keep his family and hundreds of others safe in the midst of chaos. He surely deserves great recognition for this role.

Rwanda is a lesson in how Governments and the media can selectively focus on problem areas in the world and also can selectively ignore others. For example most Americans now know differences between shiites and sunnis and kurds but how many know the differences between tsuties and hutus ? That fact that the hatred portrayed in this film is so irrational combined with the look the other way attitude of much of the west contibutes to an astoundingly shameful episode of recent history. The film does much to illuminate and educate.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Too powerful to be described by mere words May 23, 2005
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"The Kite Runner" may be the best book I have read in recent history, and without a doubt, "Hotel Rwanda" wins the corresponding prize for movies. Unable to believe the senseless violence and slaughter of innocents, my eyes opened wider and wider as the movie progressed, until at some point, the tears could not be held back any longer.

Don Cheadle aces a career making role as Paul Rusesabagina, the quiet, understated hotel manager of a five star hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, who breaks every rule in the management book to protect not only the hotel guests, but refugees from both sides of the genocide that rocked Rwanda in 1994, while the rest of the world looked the other way.

A Hutu by birth and passport stamp, Paul is married to a Tutsi woman (Sophie Okonedo, whose voice changes drastically in octave as the role demands), and by this distinction, his children are also Tutsi, and therefore branded as cockroaches to be exterminated.

Because of his position and well-placed contacts, Rusesabagina is able to cling tenuously to his little safe house, putting up a brave front for the 1200 people he is sheltering from the Hutu tribal forces. When he finds out that the UN peacekeepers cannot help them, and that the rest of the world doesn't want to know about African problems, he resorts to the local language, securing protection by whatever means necessary from the authorities, led by General Bizimungu, who has a weakness for Scottish water of life, foreign currency and self preservation. Being only human, and in a crisis situation, he makes crucial errors in judgment, but by his conviction he manages to hold it all together for as long as necessary.

There are too many powerful scenes to describe, and you have to watch the movie to fully appreciate the horror.
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33 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply touching, enraging, saddening film January 9, 2005
If this film had been released at any other time in our history, it would still be a powerful, inspiring film. That it was released while we are spending billions upon billions of dollars killing people to instill democracy in Iraq makes it all the more significant. Yes, I realize that the Rwanda situation occurred during the Clinton administration, so I'm not blaming Bush for this catastrophe. That would be ridiculous. But I *am* blaming the West for turning their back on a country in desperate need. The horrible truth is that the West - in general - simply doesn't care about Africa, which is a point bluntly made in the film by Nick Nolte's character. He said something along the lines of: "You just don't matter. You're black."

This movie isn't the story of the Rwanda genocide. At times, I found myself wishing, perhaps out of morbid curiosity that it was. I'm glad, however, that we saw very limited instances of the massacres because, frankly, in today's age of television being everywhere, I've seen enough real life bombings to last a lifetime.

This movie instead is the story of a man who is a manager of a four star Belgian hotel, who was at first hesitant to become involved in the political upheaval surrounding him. Instead, he turned the four star hotel that he ran into a refugee camp of those fleeing the Hutus, though he himself was a Hutu and could have avoided the trouble simply by claiming his Hutu heritage and leaving the confines of the hotel. But his wife was Tutsi, so of course he could not leave her.

Don Cheadle, who plays Paul Rusesabagina, does a miraculous job. He is perfectly contrite as a good hotel manager should be, his emotions well contained, and his accents perfect.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A TOUCHING MOVIE!
Don is a great actor! The cast was amazing! The movie was excellent. I was sad while watching, but so happy on the end. It brought tears to my eyes. I watch this movie often. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Mae
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
I'm a high school World History teacher and I showed this to my freshman we were learning about non-western movements. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Alison R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking and a Must See!
One of the saddest chapters in modern human history and this is a movie that records part of that tragic chapter. A must see!
Published 20 days ago by Alba
5.0 out of 5 stars Shocking...
Great acting in a story that needs to be told over, and over, and over. If we fail to learn from history it is destined to be repeated as it was here even after the destruction of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by GeneCS
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Powerful
There are many well written reviews of this movie that explain the plot in great detail, so I will not rehash all that. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mike S.
2.0 out of 5 stars nada bien
poquito estúpido!! mas o menos...., basura y mas basura, nada, muy estúpido, todas basura, y grandioso horrible!! ....nada, grandioso wakala!!
Published 2 months ago by Joshua J. Hanson
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
I watched this at a friends house so I had to add it to my collection. One never knows what goes on behind enemy lines until you experience it yourself. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dragnldy
5.0 out of 5 stars Hotel Rwanda
I would recommend this movie, it was violent in places but what a profound story. I just came from Kenya and was hanging onto every view of the countryside. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mossy
5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB MOVIE, UNFORGETABLE, HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Don Cheadle as Paul Ruseasabagina is simply amazing. If you have not seen this movie please do so right away, you will not be disappointed.
Published 3 months ago by Lavender Lace
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent movie on a sad story
I found the civil war of Rwanda here a sad state of affairs. it is a well done historical movie,
Published 3 months ago by Gerald R Gibbs
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