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Ten years ago, as the country of Rwanda descended into madness, one man made a promise to protect the family he loved--and ended up finding the courage to save over 1200 people. Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in Rwanda, secretly used his position and intelligence to shelter over a thousand refugees during the genocide crisis. While the rest of the world closed its eyes, Paul opened his heart to... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Drama, Kids/Family, Biopic and Politics/Religion |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 1 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 22nd, 2004 (NY/LA) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
United Artists Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$23,472,900 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...riveting..." more...
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A |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...a calm, riveting ground-zero look at a terrible slice of history." more...
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A- |
E! Online,
"Cheadle is great in anything and wrings the drama out of this uneven movie..." more...
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B- |
filmcritic.com, David Thomas
"It's very difficult to do a PG-13 film about genocide. To some extent, director Terry George pulls it off." more...
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B |
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