Hotel Rwanda / United Artists presents, in association with Lions Gate Entertainment ; directed by Terry George ; written by Keir Pearson & Terry George ; produced by A. Kitman Ho, Terry George ; a United Kingdom/South Africa/Italy co-production, in association with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa ; a Miracle Pictures [and others] production.

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Based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a five-star-hotel manager who uses his wits and persuasion in striving to save more than 1,200 Tutsis and Hutus from being massacred by the Interahamwe militia during the 1994 Rwandan conflict.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.) Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Miracle Pictures (Firm) MGM Home Entertainment Inc Afro Celt Sound System (Musical group)
Other Authors:	George, Terry Cheadle, Don Okonedo, Sophie Phoenix, Joaquin Dube, Desmond O'Hara, David, 1965- Guerra, Andrea, 1961- Gregson-Williams, Rupert
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or French dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	[United States] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2005], ©2005.
Subjects:	Feature films. Hotelkeepers > Rwanda > Drama. Genocide > Rwanda > Drama. Tutsi (African people) > Crimes against > Rwanda > Drama. Feature films > Great Britain. Foreign films. Rusesabagina, Paul, > 1954- > Drama. Rwanda > History > Civil War, 1994 > Atrocities > Drama. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a five-star-hotel manager who uses his wits and persuasion in striving to save more than 1,200 Tutsis and Hutus from being massacred by the Interahamwe militia during the 1994 Rwandan conflict.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: optional audio commentary with Terry George Paul Rusesabagina, with select commentary by Wyclef Jean; optional audio commentary of select scenes with Don Cheadle; A message for peace : making Hotel Rwanda / produced & directed by Greg Carson (28 min.); Return to Rwanda (15 min.) which follows Rusesabagina as he returns to his native land; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PN1997.2 .H68 2005 VideoDVD
ISBN:	079286686X
Credits:	Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; editor, Naomi Geraghty ; music, Andrea Guerra, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Afro Celt Sound System ; costume designer, Ruy Filipe ; production designers, Tony Burrough, Johnny Breedt.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16x9; 2.35:1 DVD screen format); Dolby digital 5.1 surround, stereo. surround.
Cast:	Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Desmond Dube, David O'Hara, Cara Seymour, Fana Mokoena, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Tony Kgoroge, Mosa Kaiser.