hotel

i´m a little behind the times i think. i just saw hotel rwanda this past sunday with some friends here in bcn. i believe it was released in the states last december and i´ve continuously heard reactions and opinions about this movie ever since. i think it is as my friend caleb put it, ¨i´ve wanted to have seen the movie, but i didn´t want to watch it¨. well now i have. it is a true story of the life of paul rusesabagina, a hutu manager of the hotel des mille collines. when the hutus begin a reign of terror and genocide against the tutsis, rusesabagina fights to save the life of his family and neighbors (many of them tutsis) by keeping open the hotel and offering it as refuge. in the end, through his financial resources, international connections, quick action and bravery he saves the lives of 1200 people. i have to say that in the light of so much hatred and pain occuring all around us (take the bombing in jordan as example) i find stories like this one hopeful. rusesabagina´s life offers us an example of love, grace and hope over evil and igorance. the are the stories that i think are imporant to tell and remember.