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Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)

Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)

Drama History

When the world turned its back, one man stood up.

Release Date: 2007, September 28
Directors: Roger Spottiswoode
Countries: Canada, Rwanda
Production: Barna-Alper Productions, Halifax Film Company, Head Gear Films, Seville Productions
Cast: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Deborah Kara Unger, Philip Akin, Tom McCamus, Mark Antony Krupa, James Gallanders, John Sibi-Okumu, David Calderisi, Roy Dupuis, Michel Mongeau, Owen Sejake, Michel Ange Nzojibwami

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.

Keywords:

genocide denunciation united nations rwandan genocide kigali unamir roméo dallaire