Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
| Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire | |
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| Directed by | Peter Raymont |
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Executive Producers: Tom Neff Producers: Peter Raymont Lindalee Tracey |
| Story by | Roméo Dallaire |
| Starring | Roméo Dallaire |
| Music by | Mark Korven |
| Cinematography | John Westheuser |
| Edited by | Michèle Hozer |
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation California Newsreel (United States) |
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91 minutes (English) 56 minutes (French) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $68,249 (domestic) |
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire is a 2004 documentary film about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It was directed by Peter Raymont and inspired by the book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (2003), by now-retired Canadian Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire. It was co-produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Société Radio-Canada, White Pine Pictures, and DOC: The Documentary Channel.
Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in 100 days. Most of the dead were Tutsis by the hands of the Hutus. The genocide began when Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana's plane was shot down above Kigali airport on April 6, 1994.
Canadian Armed Forces General Roméo Dallaire was put in charge of a United Nations peacekeeping force during this 1994 genocide. His proposal called for 5000 soldiers to permit orderly elections and the return of the refugees. The soldiers were never supplied and the killing began.
The documentary tells the story of the now-retired Dallaire, and shows his return to Rwanda after ten years. It features interviews with Stephen Lewis and BBC reporter Mark Doyle, among others.
In Canada, a shortened English version of the 91-minute film was broadcast on CBC Television and CBC Newsworld on January 31 and February 2, 2005, and, subsequently, via CBC On Demand.
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