"Diverted"

Last weekend, I watched a sad, yet under the circumstances heartwarming movie titled "Diverted".

The Wikipedia article sums it nicely.

"The movie is a fictional story inspired by the true events of what what happened to the people of Gander, Newfoundland and the passengers on the planes on Sept. 11, 2001."

One of my hobbies is listening to pilots that talk to air traffic control, so I'm familiar with Gander for its role in oceanic crossing control and knew it had handled many passengers on 9/11.

I'm guessing that many of the stories within the overall story are the fiction part, but what really comes through is the opposing kindness - the phenomenal generosity given by the people of Gander, versus the horrific acts being committed just 1100 miles away. It reminded me a lot of my previous post about Mark Knopfler's song "If This Is Goodbye" and how on 9/11, the love and kindness given by humans ultimately always triumphs over evil.

My Uncle was also one of the people who's plane was diverted - he was in the US on business at the time and had just taken off from JFK bound for San Francisco and had a few nights in Salt Lake City, UT when the order to land all planes was given.

It's a film I'd recommend. It's very sad, but there's a certain 'Yeah take this terrorists!' (this being kindness) about it.

Image from www.play.com