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Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)

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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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Roy DupuisRoy DupuisLieutenant General Roméo Dallaire
  • Photo of Owen SejakeOwen SejakeBrigadier General Henry Anyidoho
  • Photo of James GallandersJames GallandersMajor Brent Beardsley
  • Photo of Michel Ange NzojibwamiMichel Ange NzojibwamiColonel Théoneste Bagosora
  • Photo of Michel MongeauMichel MongeauColonel Luc Marchal
  • Photo of Robert LalondeRobert LalondeGeneral Maurice Baril
  • Photo of John Sibi-OkumuJohn Sibi-OkumuJacques-Roger Booh-Booh
  • Photo of John MatshikizaJohn MatshikizaPresident Habyarimana
  • Photo of Deborah Kara UngerDeborah Kara UngerEmma Baker, an American Reporter
  • Photo of Odile Katesi GakireOdile Katesi GakirePrime Minister Agathe

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