pat loughery

Last night I had the honor of seeing Hotel Rwanda. Unbelievably powerful movie. I hadn’t heard anything about it nor seen any previews for it, but at EC several people recommended it. I can see why.

IMDB’s plot summary goes like this:

Ten 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.

As a film, it’s well done – overwhelming story, good acting, iffy special effects. The problem is that it’s a story based closely on real life, and real life that’s repeating itself in the Sudan right now, as I type this message with my Save Darfur wristband on my right wrist.

Please, please, please go see this movie, then educate yourself about the genocide that’s currently happening in the Sudan, and do something: pray, donate, contact your congresspeople, whatever it takes.