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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
Documentary - 2005
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
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The story of Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire and his controversial command of the United Nations mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. The documentary was inspired by the book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda which was published in 2003.
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Details

Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
13 May 2005
Country:
CA
Languages:
French, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins & 5 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
A flat-lined, pedestrian affair, a talking-heads/ touring-heads piece that seems to point the camera in the wrong direction.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Sep 2005
fresh:
A personalized, historically charged travelogue that speaks to a massive tragedy's impact on one man.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Sep 2005
fresh:
In a way, Shake Hands With the Devil puts the best of Western conscience on display -- and it's not a pretty sight.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
8 Jul 2005
rotten:
We never get a satisfying re-creation of the events for which Dallaire now suffers.
– Michael Booth,
Denver Post,
8 Jul 2005
fresh:
Offers a rare and privileged portrait of a heroic man profoundly troubled by a terrible experience.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
1 Jul 2005
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