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Hotel Rwanda – Paul Rusesabagina

Sep 5th, 2009, 9:00 pm

Paul Rusesabagina

15 years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages. Last Wednesday, I went to a special screening of the film known as the African Shindlers List – Hotel Rwanda. Here is the full interview with with Paul Rusesabagina.

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