Shake Hands with the Devil

1h 52m

7.2

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.

Cast

Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire

Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho

James Gallanders

Major Brent Beardsley

Michel Ange Nzojibwami

Colonel Théoneste Bagosora

Colonel Luc Marchal

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

Major General Paul Kagame

Major Phil Lancaster

Bangladeshi Commander

Craig Hourquebie

Kenneth Kambule

Mark Antony Krupa

American Ambassador

Lena Slachmuijpder

David Calderisi

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Jacqueline Donovan

Jean De La Paix Hategekimana

Interahamwe Leader

Crew

Roger Spottiswoode

Michael Donovan

Writer, Producer

Mirosław Baszak

Director of Photography

Gavin Fernandes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Recordist

Foley Recordist, ADR Recordist

David Hirschfelder