
The story of Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, and his controversial command of the United Nations mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyHis story is worth telling, and worth remembering for what it tells us about the West's brutal disinterest in Africa, and the United Nations' inability to do even its most basic job of keeping the peace. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonRomeo Dallaire seems to be the only human in the world with a conscience. That it's eating him alive makes Shake Hands required viewing, perhaps even at the UN. |
| Movie ViewsRyan CracknellMore than finger pointing and a recap of events. By delving into Dallaire's psyche, it becomes an emotional and poignant journey. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansThe documentary tends to focus more on Dallaire's plight than that of the massacred Rwandans, but it remains a powerful testament. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceThe documentary is effective, though at times it's a challenge to watch. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreA flat-lined, pedestrian affair, a talking-heads/ touring-heads piece that seems to point the camera in the wrong direction. |
| Seattle TimesTom KeoghOffers a rare and privileged portrait of a heroic man profoundly troubled by a terrible experience. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Andrew Wright[Dallaire] makes for a fascinating focal point ... a fundamentally decent man, cursed with a horribly total recall. He can't stop seeing it. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThrough it all is Dallaire himself, a woeful, pitiable figure, the stuff of Shakespearean tragedy. He had only the noblest intentions and was thwarted. |
| Toronto StarGeoff PevereLike Dallaire's bestselling autobiography, which provides the movie's basis, the film is part therapeutic personal exorcism and part passionate humanitarian indictment. |