Paul Rusesabagina
Rusesabagina is a Rwandan hotel manager and humanitarian known for hiding and protecting more than 1,200 refugees during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Rusesabagina, who worked at the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, Rwanda, used his influence and connections as manager of the hotel to shelter Tutsis from being slaughtered by the Interahamwe militia. All of the refugees in his care survived. What Academy Award-nominated movie brought Rusesabagina’s heroics to the attention of the masses? Discuss
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