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 Le film retrace l'action du Rwandais Paul Rusesabagina, un hutu, gérant de l'hôtel cinq étoiles Les Mille Collines à Kigali, qui abrita et sauva un peu plus d'un millier de Rwandais tutsis menacés par le génocide rwandais de 1994.

In English, with optional sound track in French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Parental guidance due to violence and disturbing content.

Special features: Audio commentary with Terry George, Don Cheadle and Paul Rusesabagina; featurette with cast and crew; "A message for peace": making Hotel Rwanda; theatrical trailer.