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Feature film — 2007

Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)

7.21h 52mDrama — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 74 votes.

Barna-Alper Productions / Halifax Film Company / Head Gear Films / Seville Productions

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Director: Roger Spottiswoode

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Cast & crew

Roy Dupuis as Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire

Roy Dupuis

Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire

Owen Sejake as Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho

Owen Sejake

Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho

James Gallanders as Major Brent Beardsley

James Gallanders

Major Brent Beardsley

Michel Ange Nzojibwami as Colonel Théoneste Bagosora

Michel Ange Nzojibwami

Colonel Théoneste Bagosora

M

Michel Mongeau

Colonel Luc Marchal

Robert Lalonde as General Maurice Baril

Robert Lalonde

General Maurice Baril

J

John Sibi-Okumu

Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh

John Matshikiza as President Habyarimana

John Matshikiza

President Habyarimana

Deborah Kara Unger as Emma Baker, an American Reporter

Deborah Kara Unger

Emma Baker, an American Reporter

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Odile Katesi Gakire

Prime Minister Agathe

Jean-Hugues Anglade as Bernard Kouchner

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Bernard Kouchner

Akin Omotoso as Major General Paul Kagame

Akin Omotoso

Major General Paul Kagame

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