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Hotel Rwanda (2004)
DVD (1 discs
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Blu-ray (1 discs
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Digital ✓
Genre: Drama
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
3 Nominations
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Nick Nolte
Don Cheadle
Joaquin Phoenix
Sophie Okonedo
Director
Terry George
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Actor In A Leading Role
- Oscar Nominee: Best Actress In A Supporting Role
- Oscar Nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Keywords
AFI Top 100 Inspiring
Based-On-A-True-Story
Drama
Genocide
War
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
English, French, Spanish
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- "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