Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Genres: Drama
Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena, Cara Seymour, Tony Kgoroge, Desmond Dube, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Leleti Khumalo, Jean Reno, Antonio Lyons, Mosa Kaiser, Mduduzi Mabaso
Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay co-written by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the Rwandan genocide, which occurred during the spring of 1994, the film documents Rusesabagina's efforts to save the lives of his family and more than 1,000 other refugees by providing them with shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines. Hotel Rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence.