Number 49 on IMDb's Top 250
Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man, Paul Rusesabagina, summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages. Hilarity is nowhere to be found when there is mass genocide in a movie.
Trivia: The screenwriter spent one year writing the first draft of the script. During the process, he called the Rwandan embassy in DC trying to find a way to locate Paul Rusesabagina. The woman who picked up the phone was a survivor who stayed at the Milles Collines Hotel. The real Paul and Tatiana went back to Rwanda with the director for research. Many people came to welcome them at the airport.
Don Cheadle is an amazing actor. I have liked him in every movie I have seen him in, except maybe that cockneyed accent he had in Oceans Eleven. Very good movie.
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