Hotel Rwanda

My hubby and I watched this movie last night after the children were in bed. Wow. If you have not seen this movie, put it on your must-see list. It is the kind of movie that everyone should see at least once. It is the true story of a Rwandan man who worked as a manager at an up-scale hotel in Kigali, and when the genocide of Tutsis began in 1994 he eventually gave refuge to 1268 individuals inside the hotel and finally was able to get them all to safety. My hubby and I commented that it was reminiscent of Schindler's List in that it shows what one man can do to protect others, but it was much less graphic (rated PG-13). There are several themes in this movie that could provide rich discussion. When we get to 20th century history, this is a movie we will definitely show the older children.