Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
Peter Raymont, 2004
Shake Hands with the Devil
Roméo Dallaire, 2003
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire is a documentary directed by Peter Raymont in 2004 and based on the book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Roméo Dallaire, first published in 2003. The documentary features Roméo Dallaire.
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Storyline
Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in 100 days. The genocide began when Rwandan president Juvénal 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.
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Movie vs Book
Year
2004
Minutes
90
Movie Rate
8.10
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Movie
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
Director: Peter Raymont
Country: Canada
Year: 2004
Length: 1h30m
Stars: Roméo Dallaire
Year
2003
Pages
562
Book Rate
8.50
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Book
Shake Hands with the Devil
Original title: J'ai serre la main du diable
Subtitle: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
Author: Roméo Dallaire
Country: Canada
First published in: 2003
Length: 562 pages
Genre: Biography
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Movie by Roger Spottiswoode
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