Shake Hands with the Devil
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1hr
52mins
Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode,
Starring
Roy Dupuis,
Owen Sejake,
James Gallanders,
Michel Ange Nzojibwami
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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.