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

Cast

Roy Dupuis

Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire

Owen Sejake

Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho

James Gallanders

Major Brent Beardsley

Michel Ange Nzojibwami

Colonel Théoneste Bagosora

M

Michel Mongeau

Colonel Luc Marchal

Robert Lalonde

General Maurice Baril

J

John Sibi-Okumu

Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh

John Matshikiza

President Habyarimana