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Release Date:
28 September 2007 (Canada) more
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A true story of compassion, courage and hope more
Plot:
A film adaptation of the Romeo Dallaire autobiography Shake Hands with the Devil. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 12 nominations more
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Shake Hands With the Devil Trailer
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Roy Dupuis ... General Romeo Dallaire
Owen Sejake ... Ghanian General Henry Anyidoho (as Owen Lebakeng Sejake)

James Gallanders ... Major Brent Beardsley
Michel Mongeau ... Luc Marchal
Robert Lalonde ... Général Maurice Baril
John Sibi-Okumu ... Booh-Booh
Akin Omotoso ... Paul Kagame
Tom McCamus ... Phil Lancaster
John Matshikiza ... President Habyarimana
Jean-Hugues Anglade ... Bernard Kouchner
Strini Pillai ... Bangladeshi Commander
Craig Hourqueble ... Willem
Kenneth Khambula ... Major Kamenzi
Patrice Faye ... Colonel Poncet
Chris Thorne ... American Ambassador
Lena Slachmuijlder ... Odette
Philip Akin ... Kofi Annan
Amanda Alden ... CNN Reporter
Sarah Ashimwe ... Angry Woman
Raymond Awazi ... Ghanaian Doctor
Guy Benoni ... Young Boy
Karim Bineko ... Stunt Lieutenant
David Calderisi ... Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Jacqueline Donovan ... Therapist
Robert Fridjhon ... Frank Claeys

Daniel Janks ... Troute
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Backingam ... British Ambassador
Odile Katesi Gakire ... Agathe
Craig Hourqueie ... Willem / Robert
Alexi Kamanzi ... Jean-Pierre
Intore Masamba ... Marcel
John Matchikiza ... Habyarimana
Remy Nasanga ... Maggen
Michel Ange Nzojibwami ... Colonel Bagosora
Chris Torne ... Ambassador Rawson

Deborah Kara Unger ... Emma (as Deborah Unger)
Don Bottomley ... U.N. Worker (uncredited)

Justin Craig ... Bob, Emma's Camera man (uncredited)

Mark Antony Krupa ... Stefan Stek (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Roméo Dallaire  book
Michael Donovan  writer

Produced by
Laszlo Barna .... producer
Norman Denver .... line producer
Michael Donovan .... producer
Phil Hunt .... executive producer
Floyd Kane .... co-producer
Martin Katz .... executive producer
Jan Peter Meyboom .... supervising producer
Sunmin Park .... executive producer
David Reckziegel .... executive producer
Compton Ross .... executive producer
Steven Silver .... executive producer
Neil Tabatznik .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
David Hirschfelder 
 
Cinematography by
Miroslaw Baszak 
 
Film Editing by
Michel Arcand 
 
Casting by
Heidi Levitt 
 
Production Design by
Lindsey Hermer-Bell 
 
Art Direction by
Justin Craig 
 
Costume Design by
Joyce Schure 
 
Makeup Department
Amanda O'Leary .... assistant makeup artist
Robbi O'Quinn .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Francis Choquette .... unit manager
Karim El Fassi .... assistant unit manager
Margaret Harrison .... production manager: Halifax
Peter Measroch .... post-production supervisor
Emilie Ndejuru .... assistant unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kirsten Cavendish .... second unit director
Gerry Gavigan .... first assistant director
Sam Harris .... first assistant director: second unit
Simone Stock .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Roxanne Borris .... assistant art director
Michaela Cheyne .... first assistant art director
Greg Chown .... storyboard artist
Robert Grani .... lead set dresser
Jean De La Paix Hategikimana .... set dresser
Frederick Mpuuga .... draftsman/artist
Claudine Murenzi .... props buyer
Ezechiel Ntibaziyaremye .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Kevin Belen .... adr recordist
Jocelyn Caron .... sound recordist
Dominique Delguste .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Gavin Fernandes .... sound re-recording mixer
Eric Fitz .... sound
Natalie Fleurant .... supervising adr editor
Guy Francoeur .... foley artist
Benoit Leduc .... adr and foley recordist
Tchae Measroch .... foley artist
Guy Pelletier .... sound editor
Marcel Pothier .... supervising sound editor
François B. Senneville .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Mark Constantineau .... special effects makeup technician: Toronto
A. Scott Hamilton .... special makeup designer
A. Scott Hamilton .... special makeup fabricator
Maya Kulenovic .... special makeup and effects
Darren Marsman .... special effects coordinator
Tara Murphy .... special effects makeup
Aaron Woods .... special effects makeup
 
Visual Effects by
Manon Barriault .... visual effects line producer: Mokko Studio
Danny Bergeron .... visual effects executive producer: MOKKO Studio
Romain Bouvard .... digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Alain Lachance .... head of compositing: Mokko Studio
Alain Lachance .... visual effects supervisor: Mokko Studio
Yann Laliberte .... digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Danny Levesque .... visual effects artist: MOKKO Studio
Marc Massicotte .... digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Charles Richer .... digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Greg Rochon .... digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Grégoire Rochon .... compositor: Mokko Studio
Marc A. Rousseau .... visual effects producer: MOKKO Studio
Motassem Younes .... digital opticals
 
Stunts
Darren Marsman .... animal stunt coordinator
Darren Marsman .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Berube .... electrician
Cylvan Desrouleaux .... assistant camera: second unit
Sean Doran .... second key grip
Beth Nobes .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Will Semple .... third grip
Lawrence Willett .... electrician
 
Casting Department
Lauren Fernandes .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jozi Conte .... key costumer
Marie Grogan Hales .... assistant costume designer
Karen Steele .... wardrobe truck supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Stéfanie Guadagnino .... assistant editor
Nick Iannelli .... digital intermediate producer
Dave Muscat .... digital intermediate editor
 
Music Department
Ricky Edwards .... orchestrator
Amy Fritz .... music supervisor
Robin Gray .... scoring engineer
 
Transportation Department
Jean Pierre Sagahutu .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Amanda Alden .... production coordinator
Lynn Beaudin .... location manager
Jennifer Capraru .... continuity
Bonnie Corey .... payroll accountant
Paule Girardin .... production coordinator
Kasey Kirby .... stand-in
Sue Klabunde .... assistant production coordinator
Angelica Lisk .... body double
Darren Marsman .... animal wrangler
Erick Nyhuis .... production assistant
Pascal Pelletier .... truck production assistant
Renee Pye .... unit publicist
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some disturbing violent images and brief strong language.
Runtime:
112 min
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Trivia:
The ribbon bars of Dallaire's medals worn by Roy Dupuis in this film are the actual ones worn by Roméo Dallaire during the time period depicted in this film. They were loaned to Dupuis by Dallaire during for the film's production. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: At the international news report on the massacres, the modern Rwandan flag is depicted on the screen, which wasn't introduced until 2001, whereas the news report was from 1993, during the massacre. more
Quotes:
General Romeo Dallaire: We're going to stay to bear witness to what the rest of the world doesn't want to see. more

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28 out of 33 people found the following review useful.
Shake hands With and Oscar..., 2 October 2007
10/10
Author: Jamie Bradford from Canada

Rarely do I watch a movie and get physically affected by it. Crash made tears well, Shake Hands with the Devil made me weep. It made me sick with anguish and sorrow. This movie is the most powerful movie I have ever seen. It's hard to soften the subject matter of this movie, the systematic extermination of nearly a million people, the inaction by the world at large, the plight of a broken soul. "Shake Hands with the Devil" succeeds in bring to light the events that occurred in April, 1994 in the small African nation, as seen through the eyes of Gen. Romeo D'Allaire. Throughout the film we see graphic images of the atrocities that occurred in Rwanda, from dismembered corpses to severed arms, legs, and heads. Rotting piles of bodies on the roadsides and men, women, and children being hacked up in the streets. This movie is not a fun time for anybody. This movie isn't fun. It's depressing. Very, very depressing. I think this is a movie that every single person should see. So that, as Romeo says, No one ever forgets April, 1994 in Rwanda. This movie is deserving of a nomination for an Oscar, it is the best Canadian film I have seen since "Bon Cop Bad Cop".

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