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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Wrenching on both personal and political levels.
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
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The story of Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire and his controversial command of the United Nations mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. He returns to the nation for the first time in ten years, recounting his painful memories of the event and what he could have done to stop it.
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Boston Globe by Ty Burr
It's an account of what helplessness does to a man whose philosophy of life has been founded on decisive action.
90
Salon by Andrew O'Hehir
In some ways Shake Hands With the Devil hits harder than either "Hotel Rwanda" or the recent HBO film "Sometimes in April."
90
L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor
Though it includes plenty of footage from those terrible days, this wonderful, devastating documentary is as much Dallaire's story as it is the story of a whole continent abandoned by a cynical world.
83
Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy
Gripping, outraging documentary.
80
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
The complete absence of world leaders is a bewildering sign that the world still doesn't care much about small African countries with no exploitable resources to speak of, and a troubling indication that such atrocities can, and no doubt will, happen again.
80
Village Voice by Joshua Land
Its title an acknowledgment of the reality of evil, Shake Hands With the Devil touches on the unanswerable hows and whys, but its ultimate subject is the terrible burden of command.
80
Variety by Scott Foundas
The overall effect makes for a far more resonant film than that offered by concurrent narrative feature "Hotel Rwanada."
80
Chicago Reader by Reece Pendleton
This is a deeply engaging portrait of a remarkable man and a brutally frank indictment of the West's moral cowardice in the face of a tragedy it could have prevented.
80
The A.V. Club by Noel Murray
The value of Shake Hands With The Devil is in Dallaire's detailed recollections of what he observed: the anatomy of a mass murder.
75
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Other than a tortured apology from Bill Clinton for having misunderstood the gravity of the situation, there isn't a peep of remorse heard from the normally sanctimonious West. And Dellaire's final bit of self-abuse is to blame himself for his failure to shame the world to action.
75
New York Post by Lou Lumenick
The filmmakers follow this compassionate and articulate man as he returns to Rwanda a decade later to revisit his demons.
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The New York Times by Stephen Holden
A respectful portrait of General Dallaire, now retired, who comes across as a thoughtful, resolute but profoundly shaken man, more philosopher than warrior.
60
Film Threat
Dallaire's tragic story is a fascinating chapter in a sad history.
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