Shake Hands with the Devil
7.5
“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.
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Cast
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Roy Dupuis
Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire
Known for
La Femme Nikita
Screamers
Owen Sejake
Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho
Known for
Tsotsi
In My Country
James Gallanders
Major Brent Beardsley
Known for
Bride of Chucky
Project Ithaca
Michel Ange Nzojibwami
Colonel Théoneste Bagosora
Also in
Kwibuka, Remember
Michel Mongeau
Colonel Luc Marchal
Also in
Mirrors of Time
8:17pm, Darling Street
Robert Lalonde
General Maurice Baril
Known for
Lilies
John Sibi-Okumu
Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh
Also in
The Constant Gardener
Kash Money
John Matshikiza
President Habyarimana
Known for
Cry Freedom
Dust Devil
Deborah Kara Unger
Emma Baker, an American Reporter
Known for
The Game
Silent Hill
Odile Katesi Gakire
Prime Minister Agathe
No other roles listed
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Bernard Kouchner
Known for
Nikita
Betty Blue
Akin Omotoso
Major General Paul Kagame
Known for
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
Roger Spottiswoode Director · Michael Donovan Writer Mirosław Baszak Cinematographer
Budget $11M · First release September 9, 2007 · Produced in Canada, Rwanda
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Budget
$11,000,000
Production
Barna-Alper Productions
Production
Halifax Film Company
Production
Head Gear Films
Production
Seville Productions
Production
Canada · Rwanda
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2007
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Canada · September 28, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 13, 2007 · Premiere · Atlantic Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 3, 2007 · Physical
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