Hotel Rwanda vs While at War
Hotel Rwanda has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.1/10 for While at War). While at War is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 1m. Hotel Rwanda is the older of the two (2004 against 2019). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hotel Rwanda
While at War| Hotel Rwanda | While at War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Terry George | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Main cast | Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix, Cara Seymour, Nick Nolte, David O'Hara | Tito Valverde, Luis Callejo, Luis Bermejo, Santi Prego, Eduard Fernández |
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.
While at War
Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.
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