Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Directed by Terry George
When the 1994 genocide engulfs Kigali, a hotel manager turns his luxury hotel into a refuge for more than a thousand people and finally leads his family toward safety behind the rebel lines.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1The Rusesabagina home≈ 00:10:00Kigali, RwandaStated on screen
As the president's assassination sets off the killings, Paul shelters his family and neighbours in his house and buys their way out.
- 2Hôtel des Mille Collines, Kigali≈ 00:30:00Stated on screen
Paul hides refugees in the hotel, bribing and bluffing the army and militia while foreigners are evacuated.
- 3Riverside road≈ 01:20:00Kigali, RwandaInferred
- 4Hôtel des Mille Collines, Kigali≈ 01:27:00Stated on screen
- 5Refugee camp behind the rebel lines≈ 01:52:00RwandaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 23 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Truck: 21 km
- Car: 1.2 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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