Shake Hands with the Devil

2010 | Drama, History, War, Past

Synopsis

The story of General Romeo Dallaire's frustrated efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.

Scores

Overall Score
28.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
33.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.3%
Review Aggregate
69.0

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, historical, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenhistoricalemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes3,857

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$594$854
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$594$854

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2010$297$427
Digital Rentals ?2010$15,000$21,575
Digital Purchases ?2010$4,000$5,753
Physical Rentals ?2010$35,000$50,342
Physical Purchases ?2010$78,000$112,190
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$75,000$107,875
Total Revenues2010$207,297$298,162
Expenses
Budget ?2010$250,000 (est)$359,583 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$4,000$5,753
Residuals ?2010$12,000$17,260
Interest & Overhead2010$50,000$71,917
Total Expenses2010$396,000$569,579
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$-188,703$-271,417

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