SummaryShake Hands With The Devil is the most powerful documentary produced about the Rwandan genocide. Unflinching. Gut-wrenching. Challenging. Hard-hitting. (White Pine Pictures)
Directed By:Peter Raymont
Written By:Roméo Dallaire, Brent Beardsley
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
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Wrenching on both personal and political levels.
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In some ways Shake Hands With the Devil hits harder than either "Hotel Rwanda" or the recent HBO film "Sometimes in April."
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For a gripping, thoroughly involving account of a flawed but inspiring real-life hero, audiences need look no further.
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The value of Shake Hands With The Devil is in Dallaire's detailed recollections of what he observed: the anatomy of a mass murder.
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The overall effect makes for a far more resonant film than that offered by concurrent narrative feature "Hotel Rwanada."
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The filmmakers follow this compassionate and articulate man as he returns to Rwanda a decade later to revisit his demons.
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Dallaire's tragic story is a fascinating chapter in a sad history.
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Production Company:
- White Pine Pictures
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Société Radio-Canada
Release Date:May 18, 2005
Duration:1 h 30 m
Awards
Gemini Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Banff Television Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
