'' Shake Hands with the Devil '' is a 2007 Canadian war drama film starring Roy Dupuis as Roméo Dallaire , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in August 2007 . Based on Dallaire 's autobiographical book '' Shake Hands with the Devil : The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda '' , the film recounts Dallaire 's harrowing personal journey during the 1994 Rwandan genocide and how the United Nations failed to heed Dallaire 's urgent pleas for further assistance to halt the massacre
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film)