When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.
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.
DramaHistoryWarrwandarefugeerefugee camptutsimilitiarwandan genocidebased on true storymurderslaughterdead bodyatrocityafrican
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
48 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Don CheadlePaul Rusesabagina
- Sophie OkonedoTatiana Rusesabagina
- Nick NolteColonel Oliver
- Fana MokoenaGeneral Bizimungu
- Desmond DubeDube
- Hakeem Kae-KazimGeorge Rutaganda
- Tony KgorogeGregoire
- Cara SeymourPat Archer
- David O'HaraDavid
- Joaquin PhoenixJack Daglish
Crew
- Terry GeorgeDirector
- Keir PearsonWriter
- Terry GeorgeWriter
- Robert FraisseDirector of Photography
- Martin RussellOriginal Music Composer
- Andrea GuerraOriginal Music Composer
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Naomi GeraghtyEditor
- A. Kitman HoProducer
- Terry GeorgeProducer
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Similar in taste
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