Shake Hands with the Devil

Sep 28, 2007

1h 52m

★ 7.2

When the world turned its back, one man stood up.

Overview

In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Barna-Alper Productions

Halifax Film Company

Head Gear Films

Seville Productions

Shake Hands with the Devil Trailers

Cast

Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire

Roy Dupuis

Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho

Owen Sejake

Major Brent Beardsley

James Gallanders

Colonel Théoneste Bagosora

Michel Ange Nzojibwami

Colonel Luc Marchal

Michel Mongeau

General Maurice Baril

Robert Lalonde

Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh

John Sibi-Okumu

President Habyarimana

John Matshikiza

Emma Baker, an American Reporter

Deborah Kara Unger

Prime Minister Agathe

Odile Katesi Gakire

Bernard Kouchner

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Major General Paul Kagame

Akin Omotoso

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