Hotel Rwanda
2004 · 121 min
Directed by Terry George. Written by Keir Pearson, Terry George. Starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Fana Mokoena.
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.
Critics 91% · audiences 94% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube (free) · 3 Oscar nominations