Movie · 2007
Shake Hands with the Devil
“When the world turned its back, one man stood up.”
Released 28 September 2007 112 min Drama / History More from 2007 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
John Matshikiza
as President Habyarimana
Jean-Hugues Anglade
as Bernard Kouchner
Tom McCamus
as Major Phil Lancaster
Roy Dupuis
as Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire
Deborah Kara Unger
as Emma Baker, an American Reporter
James Gallanders
as Major Brent Beardsley
Akin Omotoso
as Major General Paul Kagame
Owen Sejake
as Brigadier General Henry Anyidoho
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
Odile Katesi Gakire
as Prime Minister Agathe
Strini Pillai
as Bangladeshi Commander
Craig Hourquebie
as Willem
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The numbers
19years between the oldest and youngest billed
52John Matshikiza — oldest on the call sheet
33Akin Omotoso — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast