Shake Hands with the Devil
When the world turned its back, one man stood up.
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
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Cast
John Matshikiza
President Habyarimana
Tom McCamus
Major Phil Lancaster
Philip Akin
Kofi Annan
Owen Sejake
Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho
Michel Ange Nzojibwami
Colonel Théoneste Bagosora
Akin Omotoso
Major General Paul Kagame
David Calderisi
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Deborah Kara Unger
Emma Baker, an American Reporter
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Bernard Kouchner
Mark Antony Krupa
Polish Officer
Roy Dupuis
Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire
James Gallanders
Major Brent Beardsley
Robert Lalonde
General Maurice Baril