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The edition published in French is entitled J'ai serré la main du diable: La faillite de l'humanité au Rwanda. The documentary film Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2004) and a 2007 dramatic feature film are inspired by and in part based on the book. Dallaire was consulted in the making of both films.
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. [4] Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa , were systematically killed by Hutu militias.
In the documentary, features accounts of victims and perpetrators of the genocide. [3] The documentary gets its name from its interview of people who take care of Rwanda's sacred burial sites to keep the memory of the genocide alive for future generations.
The film follows Stephanie Nyombayire, a young activist from Rwanda who lost 100 family members in the Rwandan Genocide, and Sir Martin Gilbert, a prominent historian specializing in the 20th century and the Holocaust, as they travel through 15 countries and three continents to interview survivors and descendants of the diplomats. Nyombayire ...
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire is a 2004 Canadian documentary film about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.It was directed by Peter Raymont and inspired by the book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (), by now-retired Canadian Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire.
Earth Made of Glass is a 2010 American documentary film, directed by Deborah Scranton, about the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. [2] [3] [4] Filming occurred in Rwanda and France.It premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, in the World Documentary Competition, on April 26, 2010.
Rwanda marked the 30th anniversary on Sunday. * In 1990, rebels of the Tutsi-dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) invaded northern Rwanda from neighbouring Uganda. The RPF's success prompted ...
Gourevitch accused Ntakirutimana of aiding the killings that happened in the complex the next day. Ntakirutimana was eventually convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The book not only explains the genocide's peak in 1994, but the history of Rwanda leading up to the major events. [2]