ɪn ɐ spˈɛʃəl ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə fˈɪlmɪŋ pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ stˈɑːɹ ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, dˈeɪvɪd tˈɑːmpsən əbzˈɜːvz ðætðɪ ˈæktɚ ɹˈɔɪ duːpwˈiː "lˈʊks ˈɪɹili lˈaɪk dælˈɛɹ, spˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɐ kˈɛɹfəli ɡɹˈuːmd məstˈæʃ, sˈʌmɚ tˈæn jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm ænd ɔːθˈɛntɪk blˈuː bɚɹˈeɪ":
In a special account of the filming published in the Toronto Star on 22 July 2006, David Thompson observes that the actor Roy Dupuis "looks eerily like Dallaire, sporting a carefully groomed moustache, summer tan uniform and authentic blue beret":