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Shake hands with the devil the journey of Roméo Dallaire
Author
Title
Shake hands with the devil [videorecording] : the journey of Roméo Dallaire / produced by White Pine Pictures ; director, Peter Raymont ; producers, Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey ; associate producer/researcher, Patrick Reed.
Edition
Classroom ed.
Published
[San Francisco] : California Newsreel, 2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based in part on the book, Shake Hands with the Devil by (Ret'd) Lt. General Roméo Dallaire with Major Brent Beardsley.
Special features: (Ret'd) Lt. Gen. Dallaire's reading from his book's excerpts, interview with Peter Raymont, commentary by Peter Raymont, commentary by Geoff Pevere, 56 min. classroom version, photo gallery, reading list on Rwanda (bibliography and filmography).
Photographer, John Westheuser ; still photographer, Peter Bress ; original music by Mark Korven ; editor, Michèle Hozer.
Summary
The film captures (Ret'd) Lt. General Roméo Dallaire's return to Rwanda to relive his memories of the 1994 genocide while he was the commander of a U.N. peacekeeping force. It also portrays the West's view of Rwanda and how the international community and media abandoned the Rwandan people in their time of greatest need.
Variant and related titles
Journey of Roméo Dallaire
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 05, 2006
Credits
Photographer, John Westheuser ; still photographer, Peter Bress ; original music by Mark Korven ; editor, Michèle Hozer.
System details note
DVD.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Also listed under
National Film Board of Canada.
White Pine Pictures.
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