Shake Hands with the Devil
by Roméo Dallaireliterary work· published 2003
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A Canadian general and former United Nations peacekeeper shares his harrowing eyewitness account of the genocide in Rwanda, revealing how he and his men managed to rescue thousands of people despite the orgy of bloodletting that was erupting all around them. Reprint
Adaptations (1)
Shake Hands with the Devil was adapted into a 2007 film.
Shake Hands with the Devil2007 · film · 112 min · dir. Jennifer Capraru, Roger Spottiswoode · IMDb ↗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.
