'' Hotel Rwanda '' is a 2004 British – Italian – South African historical drama film directed by Terry George . It was adapted from a screenplay co-written by George and Keir Pearson , and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana . Based on the Rwandan genocide , which occurred during the spring of 1994 , the film documents Rusesabagina 's acts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees by providing them with shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines . '' Hotel Rwanda '' explores genocide , political corruption , and the repercussions of violence
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Hotel Rwanda