Shake Hands with the Devil

7.2

112 minutes

9/28/2007

Overview

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 List

Roy Dupuis
as Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire
Owen Sejake
as Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho
James Gallanders
as Major Brent Beardsley
Michel Ange Nzojibwami
as Colonel Théoneste Bagosora
Michel Mongeau
as Colonel Luc Marchal
Robert Lalonde
as General Maurice Baril
John Sibi-Okumu
as Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh
John Matshikiza
as President Habyarimana
Deborah Kara Unger
as Emma Baker, an American Reporter
Odile Katesi Gakire
as Prime Minister Agathe
Jean-Hugues Anglade
as Bernard Kouchner
Akin Omotoso
as Major General Paul Kagame
Tom McCamus
as Major Phil Lancaster
Strini Pillai
as Bangladeshi Commander
Craig Hourquebie
as Willem
Kenneth Kambule
as Major Kamenzi
Patrice Faye
as Colonel Poncet
Mark Antony Krupa
as Polish Officer
Chris Thorne
as American Ambassador
Intore Masamba
as Marcel
Lena Slachmuijpder
as Odette
Philip Akin
as Kofi Annan
David Calderisi
as Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Jacqueline Donovan
as Psychiatrist
Jean De La Paix Hategekimana
as Interahamwe Leader