Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

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

2007 · 112 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, History

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.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode · Written by Michael Donovan

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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

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