Hotel Rwanda (2004): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2004, Hotel Rwanda is a drama, bélica and historia film directed by Terry George, running about 121 minutes. “When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 1994, guerra civil de Ruanda. Los odios ancestrales entre los hutu (la etnia dominante) y los tutsi provocan el asesinato del presidente del país, disturbios en las calles y, finalmente, una terrible matanza entre las dos etnias. Paul, que es hutu, trabaja como gerente de un hotel de Kigali y, cuando empiezan los disturbios, decide que el mejor refugio es precisamente el hotel. Y hacia allí organiza una huida desesperada acompañado no sólo de su familia, sino también de sus vecinos tutsi. Basada en hechos reales.

Who’s in it. Hotel Rwanda stars Don Cheadle as Paul Rusesabagina, Sophie Okonedo as Tatiana Rusesabagina, Nick Nolte as Colonel Oliver and Fana Mokoena as General Bizimungu, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.7/10, Hotel Rwanda has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $38M at the box office.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hotel Rwanda page.

If you liked it. Fans of Hotel Rwanda tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.