Hotel Rwanda vs The Flowers of War
Hotel Rwanda has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for The Flowers of War). Hotel Rwanda is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 26m. Hotel Rwanda is the older of the two (2004 against 2011). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hotel Rwanda
The Flowers of War| Hotel Rwanda | The Flowers of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 2h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Terry George | Zhang Yimou |
| Main cast | Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix, Cara Seymour, Nick Nolte, David O'Hara | Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Shigeo Kobayashi, Atsuro Watabe, Ni Ni |
Synopsis
Hotel Rwanda
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.
The Flowers of War
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
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