Hotel Rwanda

Production year: 2004

Drama PG-13   Running time: 2:02 

IMDB rating:   8.1     Aspect: Wide;  Languages: English, French, Spanish;  Subtitles: English, French, Spanish;  Audio: DD 5.1

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.

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Features

Audio commentary
Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries

Special features

"A Message Of Peace: Making Hotel Rwanda" Documentary
"Return To Rwanda" Documentary
Selected Scenes Commentary by Don Cheadle
Audio Commentary by Director Terry George and the Real-life Subject of the Film, Paul Rusesabagina, with Select Commentary by Wyclef Jean
Hotel Rwanda