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Immaculèe Illibagiza describes how she survived the '94 genocide in Rwanda. Actor Paul Bettany comments on his new film, The Da Vinci Code.
Immaculée Illibagiza
Immaculée Illibagiza
Immaculée Ilibagiza survived the '94 genocide in her native Rwanda by hiding for 91 days in a tiny bathroom with 7 other women. She was a student at the National University of Rwanda, visiting her Tutsi family, when the slaughter began. Four years later, she immigrated to NY and began working with the U.N. In '07, she was awarded The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace. Ilibagiza shares her story of turning torture into triumph in her books Left to Tell and Led by Faith.
Paul Bettany
Paul Bettany
It was Paul Bettany's supporting role in the film, A Beautiful Mind, which first caught the attention of the American press. Born into a theatrical family, the British actor left school at age 16 and spent the next two years as a street performer. He turned to drama school and, after graduation, performed on the British stage, in films and TV. Since his star-making turn in Master and Commander, Bettany has starred in Wimbledon, Dogville and, the year's most highly anticipated movie, The Da Vinci Code.