Movie · 2004
Hotel Rwanda
“When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.”
Released 22 December 2004 122 min Drama / History / War More from 2004 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
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How old were they?
Nick Nolte
as Colonel Oliver
Roberto Citran
as Priest
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
as George Rutaganda
Don Cheadle
as Paul Rusesabagina
Cara Seymour
as Pat Archer
David O'Hara
as David
Sophie Okonedo
as Tatiana Rusesabagina
Desmond Dube
as Dube
Fana Mokoena
as General Bizimungu
Joaquin Phoenix
as Jack Daglish
Tony Kgoroge
as Gregoire
Mosa Kaiser
as Elys Rusesabagina
Mathabo Pieterson
as Diane Rusesabagina
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The numbers
2.2×$18m budget became $38m at the box office
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Nick Nolte — oldest on the call sheet
30Joaquin Phoenix — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast