Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire (Documentary)

The documentary is about General Dallaire's journey back to Rwanda for the 10 year anniversary after the genocide. He is a remarkable man who has had a very hard time trying to cope with life after leaving Rwanda at that time. His first trip back shows how difficult it is for him, shows what he is going through. And obviously what the Rwandan people had to go through. The film is very well done, it makes you cry... Not enough people are aware of what happened there. It is a disgrace that the whole world was aware of the genocide and decided to do nothing - as the war in Yugoslavia was more important. General Dallaire did as much as he could. I can't imagine how it must have felt to be helpless, almost not being able to do anything. Definitely recommend watching it.

This documentary tells a story of some of the major events of the Rwandan genocide.Noted it follows the journey of one man (roméo dallaire),who was willing to stand alone even when he had no power to change the occuring events.It recalls some of his vivid memories and the aftermath of the unfolding drama.Although lacking in detail of some of the historic facts it includes appologies from some of the involved political parties,mainly for their apathy and lack of involvment when they were in most need.

This very sad account of genocide which happened in Rwanda. We are taught that all human beings are equal so what happened with humanity from our so called World leaders and the UN, or was it because being a poor country. Rwanda had nothing to give back to help pay for the help they deeded so bad, like oil, gas, etc,Lt Gen Romeo Dallaire was a man sent by the UN, into a situation with no means of help at his disposal. This harrowing film, also narrated by him gives his account of what happened and how he had to cope, with the situation he was placed in, not even been given or having any back ground information of what was happening in this country.

The story of Roméo Daillaire and the Rwandan genocide of 1994 is more gripping than any fictional story can ever be. This DVD tells in a compressed 90 minutes movie format the events described in his 500+ pages book with the same name and does it good, the only thing that keeps it from receiving a fifth star is that it fails to be as gripping as the book, I'd recommend the book firsthand but if 500 pages of reading seems too much, this DVD serves the same purpose. Includes quite a lot of special features including two audio commentary tracks.

Extremely moving and harrowing, including (be warned) footage of the real life murder of victims in parts, which was traumatic to watch. If you want to really understand what happens when "good men" in the international community, including the United Nations (UN), do nothing this film will make this clear to you. The higher echelons of the UN at the time should hang its head in shame - failing to come to Rwanda's aid despite the urgent pleas of Romeo Dallaire - one of the few people able to tell the truth about what really happened.

This documentary-style feature provides a deeply disturbing look at the forces at work behind the scenes in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The haunting images of the massacre are deeply unsettling. Lt. Gen Romeo Dallaire's running commentary throughout the feature expose the unconscionable inertia and impotence of the United Nations in failing to intercept one of the worst cases of genocide at the end of the 20th century. Without a doubt, one of the best documentaries in a long while.

I do not fine this documentary as compelling as the DVD review says. It is of poor quality and does not give a good overview of the Rwandan genocide. I think the movies Hotel Rwanda, Sometines in April and Shooting Dogs give a better picture on the genocide.

i saw this movie in the Cork film festival 3 years ago and it had a huge effect on me. i cant believe that it had taken this long to come to dvd. it is a stunning work which should make you re-evaluate your opinions on Rwanda and the way that African nations in general are treated. it is a good background film for 'hotel rwanda'. amazing is the only word that does it justice.