Shake Hands with the Devil
SHWTD
IPOed 3 Feb 09 @ $3
Status Wrapped
Release Date TBA 2009 (Canada 28 Sept, 2007!)
Release Pattern LTD
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Children of Huang Shi, Tomorrow Never Dies)
Starring Roy Dupuis (TVs La Femme Nikita, The Barbarian Invasions) Debra Kara Unger (88 Minutes, White Noise)
Genre Drama, History
Studio Regent
Written by Michael Donovan
About Based on the personal journey of Canadian General Romeo Dallaire through the 1994 Rwanda genocide who was assigned to lead UN troops in Rwanda. He finds himself and his men negotiating between the Tutsi rebels, Hutu army and interhamwe militia in a very hostile and unforgiving battleground with little to no help from the United Nations who have ignored and turned their back on any sort of support. Dallaire gives his best efforts to help the poor people of Rwanda regardless of the UN's stance.
My 5 cents Hard to imagine that a big time 90's director with such blockbusters as The 6th Day and Tomorow Never Dies is now bringing us these low budget stories of human struggle and injustice. It seems the Rwanda tragedy through the eyes of the white man has been told already and done well with the likes of Hotel Rwanda and Shooting Dogs.
Recommendation With mostly an all Canadian cast and crew it will be a hard sell to the US public as most are no names. There have been a sleuth of these type of films and with the exception of Hotel Rwanda and The Last King of Scotland (which both had Hollywood star calibre attached) these films don't tend to make money. An easy short.
SHWTD
IPOed 3 Feb 09 @ $3
Status Wrapped
Release Date TBA 2009 (Canada 28 Sept, 2007!)
Release Pattern LTD
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Children of Huang Shi, Tomorrow Never Dies)
Starring Roy Dupuis (TVs La Femme Nikita, The Barbarian Invasions) Debra Kara Unger (88 Minutes, White Noise)
Genre Drama, History
Studio Regent
Written by Michael Donovan
About Based on the personal journey of Canadian General Romeo Dallaire through the 1994 Rwanda genocide who was assigned to lead UN troops in Rwanda. He finds himself and his men negotiating between the Tutsi rebels, Hutu army and interhamwe militia in a very hostile and unforgiving battleground with little to no help from the United Nations who have ignored and turned their back on any sort of support. Dallaire gives his best efforts to help the poor people of Rwanda regardless of the UN's stance.
My 5 cents Hard to imagine that a big time 90's director with such blockbusters as The 6th Day and Tomorow Never Dies is now bringing us these low budget stories of human struggle and injustice. It seems the Rwanda tragedy through the eyes of the white man has been told already and done well with the likes of Hotel Rwanda and Shooting Dogs.
Recommendation With mostly an all Canadian cast and crew it will be a hard sell to the US public as most are no names. There have been a sleuth of these type of films and with the exception of Hotel Rwanda and The Last King of Scotland (which both had Hollywood star calibre attached) these films don't tend to make money. An easy short.
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