Shake Hands With the Devil

R

Released Oct 29, 2010

1h 52m

Drama

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55%

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11 Reviews

88%

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2,500+ Ratings

Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire (Roy Dupuis) witnesses atrocities while leading a U.N. peacekeeping mission to Rwanda.

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

The best that can be said of the film is that it is an honorable dud.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 12, 2010

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Dallaire's stalwart stoicism offsets the horrors on display, which are filmed with expectedly solemn slickness.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 10, 2010

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Ernest Hardy

Village Voice

Though the film, based on Dallaire's memoir, can veer toward deification of the general, it's hugely effective in illustrating the grotesque power plays that led to the deaths of more than 800,000 Tutsis.

Nov 9, 2010

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James Wegg

JWR

Then as now, the world recoils as the various documentations of those horrors become available for all who wish to see.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 23, 2009

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

The filmmaking is a bit scrappy. Still, it's worth seeing.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 28, 2007

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Beautifully filmed, brutally frank, and forceful in its political message - in support of active peacekeeping - this is a powerful film that's not to be missed.

Rated: 88/100

Sep 22, 2007

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I had previously read the novel of the same name by General Dallaire and this movie was completely faithful to it. I can't think of many movies that show the equivalent descent into PTSD and despair and madness that this film manages to do. When you consider all these scenes are true and there is nothing contrived or needed to be embellished you can really get a sense of how devastating war and genocide is to the human psyche. I couldn't recommend this movie enough.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Shake hands with diablo.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

I loved the film for it's realism in many of the aspects of a peacekeepers mission, however it lost a lot of realism for me in other instances which drew away from the overall experience. I can remember being on the edge of my seat, and then the realism would be broken and I would sink back into my chair. However the overall story arch did tell a wonderful tale that was quite captivating and at other times heart wrenching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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I think it is important to remember the tragedies that happened in Rwanda. I've always had a great respect for Romeo Dallaire. After seeing this movie, I have a different kind of respect however. This movie allows us to see the horrible things that happened through his eyes. This movie brought up all kinds of emotions within me. The most important/prevalent was how important it is to respect humanity, to respect all life and to uphold humanity and all life, at any cost. It made me feel very proud to be a Canadian and a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. I'd like to close with the appropriate motto of the CIC "ILLUMINATE VIAM"

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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This film, despite its limited character viewpoints (some of the characters I wanted to see more of), delivers a rather real perspective of the 1990s Rwandan civil war, with an A+ performance from Roy Dupuis, and above-average cinematography.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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A hard hitting movie!!The problem persists to this day.Its really sad to see that the worlds great powers are getting together to Ruin such a beautiful place.Hopefully the Africans will end this senseless bloodshed and learn "one day" to live like brothers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Synopsis

Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire (Roy Dupuis) witnesses atrocities while leading a U.N. peacekeeping mission to Rwanda.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Producer: Michael Donovan, Laszlo Barna
Screenwriter: Michael Donovan
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Production Co: Head Gear Films, Halifax Film Company
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Images|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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