Rusesabagina has not lived in Rwanda since 1996, when he survived an assassination attempt. He was the real-life inspiration for the 2004 Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,” starring Don Cheadle The majority of “Hotel Rwanda” was filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The filmmakers used the city’s Carlton Hotel as the primary filming location for the movie. Other filming locations in South Africa included the Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia and the Johannesburg City Hall. South Africa has been used as a filming location for many other Published: Oct 31, 2018. The film “Hotel Rwanda” tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina and his family, and how his actions saved over a thousand refugees during the Rwanan genocide. During the early 90’s, tensions between Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups in Rwanda are rising. Crisis seems to be averted when the president signs a peace treaty December 22, 2004. 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. Rwanda’s justice minister on Friday commuted the 25-year prison sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the movie “Hotel Rwanda” about the 1994 genocide and later used his Hollywood fame Rusesabagina, a U.S. legal resident and Belgian citizen, was credited with sheltering more than 1,000 ethnic Tutsis at the hotel he managed during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide in which more than Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 historical drama directed by Terry George. The movie, which covers the 1994 Rwandan genocide, stars Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, and Joaquin Phoenix. It was nominated for three Oscar awards and also won the Toronto and Berlin Film Fests. The film which encompasses the political and civil unrest, violence, corruption and Paul Rusesabagina protected Tutsis during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Rwandan authorities arrested him this month and charged him with 13 offenses, including murder and terrorism. Journalist Anjan Tutsi and Hutu Differences and Similarities and the Horrors of Genocide in Hotel Rwanda, a Movie by Terry George Essay. Discrimination of all types is an issue. Before the movie Hotel Rwanda, Terry George’s film, was released, many acted as if genocide was taboo. This movie helped raise awareness to the Rwandan Genocide, which many refer to Like "Schindler's List," "Hotel Rwanda" shows how the madness of genocide and war converted one man's context of wealth and success from capitalism to humanitarianism. Don Cheadle honors Paul Z5CEFXr.