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Paul Rusesabagina - the house manager of the Hotel Mille Collines played by Don Cheadle
No sooner do I sit down at my desk today in work I've got incoming from every angle. Work, left right and center with very little respite in between.
Both the boss type people are in today so thats a major contributing factor, along with the fact that AWOL bloke is still AWOL, in fact I think I'd go so far to say he is no longer AWOL but GFG (gone for good).
I do manage to get my lunch break in during which I start to read Charlie and the Chocolate factory, and so far from what I can see (I've got up to the bit where they have just gone into the factory), the 2005 version is much more faithful to the book than the 1971 version. I have to wonder if that will be the case for the entire book, will be interesting to find out.
Hutu Rebels
The afternoon is just as busy for me, and by 5pm I still haven't finished everything in my inbox, but I'm knackered, so unusually for me I head off home with stuff remaining to do at work, it will just have to wait until Friday.
Lemon chicken for tea, and whilst were eating that we watch Hotel Rwanda, a film about the genocide atrocities and rebel war which occurred there between the Hutus and the Tutsi's in 1994, and how an ordinary Hotel Manager struggles to save over 1000 refugees within the confines of a hotel. The film is excellent, though difficult viewing and for someone who was ill informed of Rwanda's past, very enlightening.
Posted by Abi on the August 3, 2005 10:02 PM
Abi
Wonderful design on Phil's blog
looks very bright and cheerful
I want to read the book also. I heard the 2005 version is more based on the book too.
This is just to let you know I read your post and I like the soft cell approach in sharing your moments with us.
No heat.
No sweat.
"Hotel Rwanda" is a great movie. I've seen it twice and will probably see it again :)