---
title: "Hotel Rwanda"
year: 2004
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/hotel-rwanda-2004"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 205
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 122
community_rating: 7.7
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "PG-13"
---

# Hotel Rwanda (2004) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/hotel-rwanda-2004

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Hotel Rwanda is a film first released in 2004. Catalogued under Drama, History, War. Produced and broadcast by United Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Inspired by true events, a hotel owner tries to save over a thousand refugees in Rwanda."

### Why Watch
- inspired by true events
- powerful historical drama

### Caveats & Content Note
- deals with a heavy and tragic historical event
- Tone & Suitability: The film deals with a genocide and war, carrying a heavy and serious tone.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: dramatic, historical, intense, serious

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Terry George
- **Networks / Studios**: United Artists, Miracle Pictures, Seamus

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Don Cheadle** as *Paul Rusesabagina*
- **Sophie Okonedo** as *Tatiana Rusesabagina*
- **Nick Nolte** as *Colonel Oliver*
- **Fana Mokoena** as *General Bizimungu*
- **Desmond Dube** as *Dube*
- **Hakeem Kae-Kazim** as *George Rutaganda*
- **Tony Kgoroge** as *Gregoire*
- **Cara Seymour** as *Pat Archer*
- **David O'Hara** as *David*
- **Joaquin Phoenix** as *Jack Daglish*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When is the film set?
The film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s.

### Q: What is the film based on?
The film is inspired by true events.

### Q: What is the main character's occupation?
The main character is a hotel owner named Paul Rusesabagina.

### Q: What does the main character do in the film?
He houses over a thousand refugees in his hotel in an attempt to save their lives.

### Q: What genres does the film belong to?
The film belongs to the drama, history, and war genres.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Hotel Rwanda — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/205)

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