The film Shooting Dogs which features a horrific moment in the Rwandan genocide receives its premiere tonight in the Rwandan capital Kigali.

From the Guardian:

Shooting Dogs, financed by the BBC and featuring John Hurt and Hugh Dancy, will be shown on a giant inflatable screen to 5,000 people in the Rwandan capital's main football stadium. Guests include thousands of local extras who worked on the film and the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, who has backed it despite concerns from survivor organisations.

The story promises to be a stirring one, telling the story of the massacre of two thousand Tutsis who were sheltering in a local school protected by UN Troops, the troops were ordered to evacuate Westerners only and had to leave the Rwandans to a terrible fate at the hands of the Hutu militia.

I'm really keen to see this film having read the account of experiences of the UN Commander in Rwanda (Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Romeo Dallaire from Amazon UK), from the way it is written it sounds like the film criticises the UN forces when it seems it was the UN and the member countries themselves. It should prove for interesting viewing.