Overview
- Summary
- Lt. General Roméo Dallaire was the commander of the UN peacekeeping troops in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide which claimed 800,000 lives. This film follows Dallaire back to Rwanda ten years after the massacre in order for him to come to terms with the atrocities he witnessed there. Dallaire describes his experiences while in Rwanda and how they have since effected him.
- Other Title
- Shake hands with the Devil.
- Variant Title
- Journey of Roméo Dallaire
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [San Francisco] : California Newsreel, [2005]
- Locale
- Rwanda
- Notes
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Based in part on the book, Shake hands with the devil by (Ret'd) Lt. General Roméo Dallaire with Major Brent Beardsley.
Special features include: a reading of an excerpt of his book Shake hands with the devil by Roméo Dallaire (6 min.); an interview with director Peter Raymont (8 min.); optional audio commentary by Peter Raymont or Geoff Pevere; a 56 min. classroom version of the film; photo gallery; reading list.
Photographer, John Westheuser ; still photographer, Peter Bress ; original music by Mark Korven ; editor, Michèle Hozer.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Genocide--Rwanda--History--20th century. Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Atrocities. Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Personal narratives, Canadian. Peacekeeping forces--Rwanda--History--20th century. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings. Personal narratives. Dallaire, Roméo. United Nations--Peacekeeping forces--Rwanda--History--20th century.
Administrative Notes
- Funding Note
- DVD.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-21 20:29:00
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