Ghosts of Rwanda, a documentary made 10 years after the initial genocide, encompasses some of the stories from survivors, as well as military personal who where in the country. Unlike the scripted and hollywood made movies; Hotel Rwanda and Shake Hands with the Devil, the documentary gave the audience a completely different perspective and a very real picture of what happened.
In Ghosts of Rwanda, the film has real footage from the actual massacre including shots of thousands of dead bodies, and people being butchered and killed in front of society.
Personally I found the documentary to be a much better depiction of the event, due to the real aspect of it. This film, gave from the perspective of the people effected, whether physically, emotionally or psychologically.
In this specific film the audience is given more insight onto the people effected, which gave off a real and raw emotion which strongly influenced the audience. Unlike Hotel Rwanda which tells mainly one story-regarding the Hotel Des Milles Collines, and Shake Hands with the Devil which surrounds mainly the military personal, this documentary gave all that perspective, plus more within one show.
The film gave off the perception of how useless the world was when it came to the travesty of Rwanda, especially because you see the so call 'Peace-Keepers" wanting to take out their troops, as well as not being able to protect the citizens who seek help.
Overall, even if one would not say this was an excellent film, it still sent across the right message, and gave across the necessary information that the world was needing to see.
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