Shake Hands with the Devil
“When the world turned its back, one man stood up.”
2007•1h 52m•7.2•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Writer
Michael Donovan
Budget
$11M
Languages
English, French
Studio
Barna-Alper Productions
Cast
Roy Dupuis
Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire
Owen Sejake
Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho
James Gallanders
Major Brent Beardsley
Michel Ange Nzojibwami
Colonel Théoneste Bagosora
Michel Mongeau
Colonel Luc Marchal
Robert Lalonde
General Maurice Baril
John Sibi-Okumu
Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh
John Matshikiza
President Habyarimana
Deborah Kara Unger
Emma Baker, an American Reporter
Odile Katesi Gakire
Prime Minister Agathe
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Bernard Kouchner
Akin Omotoso
Major General Paul Kagame
Tom McCamus
Major Phil Lancaster
Strini Pillai
Bangladeshi Commander
Craig Hourquebie
Willem
Production
Company
Barna-Alper Productions
Company
Halifax Film Company
Company
Head Gear Films
Company
Seville Productions
Producer
Michael Donovan
Producer
Laszlo Barna
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