Rotten
The best that can be said of the film is that it is an honorable dud.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Shake Hands with the Devil
When the world turned its back, one man stood up.
2007 · 1h 52m · R
Drama, History
Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode
Overview
In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.
Director and cast
- Roger Spottiswoode Director
- Roy Dupuis as General Romeo Dallaire
- Deborah Kara Unger as Emma, an American Reporter
- James Gallanders as Major Brent Beardsley
- Michel Mongeau as Luc Marchal
- Odile Katesi Gakire as Prime Minister of the Peace Government
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Bernard Kouchner
- Owen Sejake as Ghanian General Henry Anyidoho
- John Matshikiza as President Habyarimana
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
55%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Dallaire's stalwart stoicism offsets the horrors on display, which are filmed with expectedly solemn slickness.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh
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.
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice
Fresh
Gets [close] to the heart of the matter.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
[Director] Spottiswoode's lackluster film fails to offer any fresh perspective on these now well-known events.
Scott Foundas, Variety
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