Hotel Rwanda (2004)
A hotel manager risks everything, offering refuge and hope amidst the bleak, unfolding horror of genocide.
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.
How intense is Hotel Rwanda?
Hotel Rwanda is properly scary, with graphic gore and brutal violence. Emotionally it is devastating. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated PG-13.
What Hotel Rwanda feels like
- Tone
- grittybleaksuspensefulearnestuplifting
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attention
- True story
- Yes, based on true events.
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Is Hotel Rwanda for you?
Is Hotel Rwanda scary?
Yes, properly. Hotel Rwanda is scare level 2 of 3, the real thing without being an endurance test.
Is Hotel Rwanda gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and brutal violence (3 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Hotel Rwanda sad or heavy?
Yes. Emotional weight 3 of 3. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
Is Hotel Rwanda OK for kids?
It is rated PG-13. Intensity: scare 2, gore 2, violence 3, each out of 3. Your call for older kids.
How long is Hotel Rwanda?
Hotel Rwanda runs 2h 2m.
Where can I stream Hotel Rwanda?
Hotel Rwanda is streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel and Fandango at Home (free).
Does Hotel Rwanda have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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