Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda 

CCTV.COM (02.28 2005 14:26)

    Don Cheadle portrays Paul Rusesabagina, a resourceful hotel manager who saves over a thousand people during the Rwandan massacre at great risk to his own life. This is the first Academy Award nomination for Don Cheadle.

    Based on a true story, the film depicts the heroic actions of Paul Rusesabagina, who risked his life to save over a thousand Tutsis and Hutus marked for death during the Rwandan massacre. Using his connections as a four-star hotel manager, Paul cajoles, bribes and blackmails military and government officials in his frantic efforts to rescue 1200 people.

    (News source: www.oscar.com )

Editor:Chen Jie