Deborah Kara Unger, James Gallanders, Justin Craig
In 1993, the United Nations dispatches Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire to far off Rwanda to oversee a fragile cease-fire. A brilliant, workaholic officer and charismatic commander, Dallaire encount...( read more
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September 27, 2009A great film, it was a good reality check. I really admire the soldiers from the UN who where in Rwanda at the time.
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January 14, 2009This docudrama covers similar territory and the same event as Hotel Rwanda, being the Rwandan genocide that took place in 1993. The movie focuses on Canadian Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire (briefly portrayed by Nick Nolte in Hotel Rwanda), sent to Kigali, Rwanada to command a...( read more)
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December 24, 2008man i would love to read the book and see this film i have so much respect for Romeo Dallaire makes me wanna become a peace keeper of the UN!
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July 19, 2008This movie is a very good adaptation of Dallaires' struggles in Rwanda. Roy Dupuis was fantastic in this movie. What a great movie this was!
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July 8, 2008This is an excellent story that unfortunately suffers from some bad film making decisions and an (at times) emotionally bland presentation.
I would still say it's worth watching though because of the subject matter and also because Roy Dupuis puts in a quite good performance as ...( read more) -
July 5, 2008This is a very well-made film that people need to see in order to know that Rwanda needs whatever help we can give. Roy Dupuis shines as Roméo Dallaire. The deaths that I saw on screen were filmed in a way that minimised gore but still showed the brutality that we need to end. ...( read more)
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November 2, 2007Im very excited for this movie because i have a personal interest in Rwanda and the conflict of 1994. I am currently reading the book out of personal interest. And I also did an essay on the condemnations of the UN's ineptitude, in this matter. The story behind Rwanda was tragic, yet inspiring, because it is one of the only movies that is pure reality and not sugar coated in any way. Very excited and i hope to see it this weekend i hope others do the same because it is something that needs to be remebered and respected more than it is.
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