Shake Hands With The Devil

Sunday 30 November | 3.30pm | Dendy Opera Quays

Australian Premiere | Director: Roger Spottiswoode | 2007 | 35mm | 112 min | English
Cast – Roy Dupuis, Deborah Kara Unger, Jean-Hughes Anglade

In a country on the brink of civil war a UN officer attempts to save lives and restore peace

Based on Lt-Gen Roméo Dallaire’s award-winning best-seller, this is the true story of the UN peacekeeping mission sent to Rwanda in 1993. Just months after Canadian commander Dallaire raises the UN flag, the President’s plane is shot down. Conciliatory speeches are undercut by mysterious massacres. Under-funded and plagued by UN bureaucracy, Dallaire attempts the impossible as a secret but long-planned genocidal campaign against the Tutsi minority begins.

From the Oscar-winning producer of Bowling for Columbine and director Roger Spottiswoode (Under Fire, Tomorrow Never Dies) comes a powerful tale of geopolitics, race, war and conflict resolution. Making excellent use of authentic Rwandan locations, this is a moving and thought-provoking dramatization of events whose lessons still resonate loudly today. Quebec star Roy Dupuis is perfect in his English-language debut as a man torn between duty and conscience.

Join us for a Q&A with an expert from Amnesty International after the screening!

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