A press conference concerning the film, with Dallaire, Dupuis, Spottiswoode, the producers Laszlo Barna (Barna-Alper) and Michael Donovan (Halifax), as well as Wayne Clarkson of Telefilm Canada, occurred in Montréal on June 2, 2006.[5]
In a special account of the filming published in the Toronto Star on 22 July 2006, David Thompson observes that the actor Roy Dupuis "looks eerily like Dallaire, sporting a carefully groomed moustache, summer tan uniform and authentic blue beret":
Indeed, Dupuis is even wearing Dallaire's original army nametag and decorations from 1994. Dallaire is collaborating on this project – right down to a line-by-line review of the script – and insisted on giving Dupuis the decorations to add authenticity. He also gave Dupuis something of himself. "I feel a real connection with this man. He opened up to me", Dupuis says during an interview on the set, the first time he has spoken with media since the gruelling shoot began in Rwanda a month ago. "I'm here because of him." ("One Last Dance with the Devil")
In "New Rwanda Genocide Movie Criticizes U.N. Role", first posted on Reuters on August 9, 2006, Arthur Asiimwe quotes from his interview in Kigali with the film's director Roger Spottiswoode:
"Our film is about a man who was aware genocide was coming and tried to get the U.N. to allow him to do something about it, but ... instead it turned him down ... It is really about the bigger issue of what the U.N. role is in situations like these", he told Reuters at the capital's Amahoro stadium, which sheltered thousands of terrified residents in 1994 as the killers roamed the streets outside.
Spottiswoode said the film was particularly timely given the calls on the United Nations to intervene to end the war in Lebanon, and the ongoing efforts to send a U.N. force to stop rampant murders and rapes in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The United States has called the Darfur conflict genocide.[6]
On August 13, 2006, Halifax's The Chronicle Herald issued a call for extras, reporting "After filming several months in Kigali, Rwanda, crews return to Halifax to begin the final shoot ... It will be released in Canada [in September 2007] by Seville Pictures. Pay channels The Movie Network, Movie Central, and Super Écran have signed on for broadcast rights, along with the CBC and its French-language network Radio-Canada."[7] According to Marie-Chantal Fiset, in her interview with Jean-Guy Plante published on August 27, 2006, "J'ai serré la main du diable, en version française, devrait sortir en salle en octobre 2007." (The French version of the film, entitled J'ai serré la main du diable, will open in movie theaters in October 2007.)
Mark Antony Krupa as Stefan Stec, Polish victim-saver
Receptionedit
The film received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 55% based on reviews from 11 critics.[8] On Metacritic the film had an average score of 57 out of 100, based on 8 reviews.[9]
^"Extras Needed for Dallaire Movie in Halifax", Chronicle Herald August 13, 2006. Accessed August 13, 2006.
^"Dupuis to Play Dallaire in Film Based on Memoir", CTV News (Canadian Press), updated Fri., June 2, 2006, 5:53 p.m., ET.
^Qtd. by Arthur Asiimwe, "New Rwanda Genocide Movie Criticizes U.N. Role", Reuters AlertNet: Alerting Humanitarians to Emergencies August 9, 2006, accessed August 10, 2006.
^"Extras Needed for Dallaire Movie in Halifax", Halifax Chronicle-Herald August 13, 2006. Cf. Asiimwe: "It is scheduled for release in September 2007."
^"Shake Hands With the Devil (2007)". Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^"Shake Hands with the Devil". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^"2008 Genie Nominees". Toronto Star. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
Referencesedit
Asiimwe, Arthur. "Dallaire Movie Criticizes U.N. Role." Reuters Canada August 10, 2006. Accessed August 11, 2006.
———. "New Rwanda Genocide Movie Criticizes U.N. Role." Reuters AlertNet: Alerting Humanitarians to Emergencies August 9, 2006, accessed August 10, 2006.
Cooke, Stephen. "Directing Dallaire: Spottiswoode at Helm of Haunting Tale of Rwandan Tragedy As Seen through Lt.-Gen.’s Eyes." [Interview with Roger Spottiswoode.] Halifax Chronicle-Herald August 17, 2006. Accessed August 17, 2006.
Coulombe, Michel. "Roy Dupis est Roméo Dallaire". Radio-Canada September 28, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007.
Demers, Maxime. "Festival des films du monde: Éprouvant séjour au Rwanda." [Interview with Roy Dupuis.] Le Journal de Montréal August 27, 2006. Canoë, Culture-Showbiz Actualités August 27, 2006. Accessed August 27, 2006.
"Dupuis Goes from The Rocket to Rwanda." C21 Media May 30, 2006.
"Dupuis Takes On Dallaire Role." Edmonton Sun June 1, 2006.
"Dupuis to Play Dallaire in Film Based on Memoir." CTV (Canadian Press) June 2, 2006. (Updated Fri. June 2, 2006, 5:53 p.m. ET.)
"Extras Needed for Dallaire Movie in Halifax", Halifax Chronicle-Herald August 13, 2006. Accessed August 13, 2006.
Fiset, Marie-Chantal. "Jean-Guy Plante replonge au coeur du génocide rwandais:[permanent dead link] Originaire de St-Félix, il a participé au tournage de Shake Hands with the Devil." [Interview with former soldier and military spokesman for the United Nations who served as the film's consultant on military matters.] Le Citoyen de l'Harricana (Amos, Abitibi, Québec) August 27, 2006. Les Hebdos Régionaux de Quebecor August 26, 2006. Accessed August 27, 2006. (Incl. photo of Plante with Roy Dupuis during shooting.)
Fraughton, Holly. "Out of Africa: Filming in Rwanda 'bit of a culture shock' for Director of Photography Bibby." [Interview.] Halifax Chronicle-Herald August 27, 2006. Accessed August 27, 2006.
Gauthier, Catherine. "Catherine Gauthier a rencontré le général Dallaire pour la présentation du film": La Doublure du Général on Arts & Spectacles. Radio-Canada June 2, 2006. (Video; in French)
Guy, Chantal. "Roy Dupuis: quand la belle gueule parle." ("When Handsome Roy Dupuis Speaks.") La Presse (Canada) June 5, 2006.
---. "Roy Dupuis sera Roméo Dallaire." ("Roy Dupuis Will Be Roméo Dallaire.") La Presse (Canada) May 30, 2006.
Hays, Matthew. "From the Rocket to Rwanda." The Globe and Mail June 8, 2006. ("Insider Edition" subscription required.)
Heath-Eves, Susannah. "Rwandan Film Industry Emerging." New Times (Kigali, Rwanda) June 19, 2006.
Interview with Roy Dupuis and Senator Roméo Dallaire. Tout le monde en parle (Québec version). Zone Télévision, Radio-Canada. "Dimanche 30 Septembre", 30 September 2007, 8:00 p.m. (Hyperlinked program announcement. In French.)
Kelly, Brendan. "Roy Dupuis to Play Roméo Dallaire." Montreal Gazette May 30, 2006, Arts & Life: D5. (Gazette subscription required.)
Mercy, Colette. "Colette Mercy explique ce projet cinématographique" on Arts & Spectacles. Radio-Canada June 2, 2006. (Audio; in French)
"Politique étrangère: Harper est irresponsable, selon Roméo Dallaire." Radio-Canada June 3, 2006. Incl. links to pertinent audio and video about film and press conference.
"Roy Dupuis sera la général Roméo Dallaire dans 'J'ai serré la main du diable.'" Canada.com (Canadian Press) June 2, 2006.
"'Shake Hands with the Devil' Set to Begin Shooting." The Globe and Mail (Canadian Press) May 30, 2006. ("Insider Edition" subscription required.)
Thompson, Allan. "One Last Dance with the Devil: On Location in Rwanda, As the Cast and Crew of Shake Hands with the Devil Try to Recreate an Unimaginable Horror." Toronto Star July 22, 2006.
"Tournage: J'ai serré la main du diable: un "statement politique"."[permanent dead link]Radio-Canada June 7, 2006. Incl. link to dossier on Roméo Dallaire.
External linksedit
J’ai serré la main du diable (Shake Hands with the Devil) at Radio-Canada