In 100 days - from 6 April and 16 July 1994 - around 800,000 men, women and children were brutally murdered in the obscure African country of Rwanda. The victims - many horribly hacked to death with machetes - were Tutsi and moderate Hutus who supported them. A man was charged by the United Nations to ensure the maintenance of peace in Rwanda - Canadian Lieutenant General Rom or Dallaire.

But without the support of the United Nations headquarters and its Security Council far away in New York, Dallaire and his handful of soldiers were unable to stop genocide.Shake hands with the devil is the most powerful documentary produced about the genocide Rwanda. Unwavering.

Gut-wrenching. Defiant.

Bludgeoning. This quote is for television viewers around the world who care about human rights and international justice.

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