The documentary emphasizes Roméo Dallaire’s experience and his command of the United Nations mission in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. The viewer gets to experience first hand, Dallaire’s story during the Rwanda Genocide and how he had no support from the UN and how they ignored his requests for more aid.
Between April 1994 and July 1994, the Hutu’s killed an estimated 800,000 Tutsi’s in 100 days. Dallaire was put in charge of a United Nations peacekeeping mission during the 1994 genocide. The documentary tells the story of General Dallaire and shows his return to Rwanda with his wife 10 years after the genocide.
Dallaire really opens up about his experiences and how difficult it was to save the Rwandan people without the support of his organization and the rest of the world. He did everything in his power to protect innocent lives without the aid that was desperately needed to ensure survival. He opens up about how he had a hard time dealing with the fact that his mission was a fail. He went through post traumatic stress because he couldn’t cope with the amount of killings he was exposed too throughout out his time to Rwanda.
The documentary takes viewers back to Rwanda where Dallaire visits for the first time since the genocide. He visits the different memorial sights and talks to different people, learning about their experiences and reflecting on his own.
I really enjoyed the documentary and I feel that it gave Dallaire the opportunity to share his story and the viewers got the chance to experience first hand, his emotional trip back to Rwanda, 10 years after the genocide which was a very emotional experience.
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