Based on the memoirs of Lt. General Roméo Dallaire, the film tells the personal journey of Dallaire through the 1994 Rwandan genocide and how Dallaire's request for more aid went ignored by the United Nations.

Based on the book "Shake hands with the devil" by Roméo Dallaire with Major Brent Beardsley. Production credits from container and other sources. Special features: Photo gallery, trailers, audio commentary by the directory and Gen. Dallaire and filmmakers, making-of, souvenir autographed photo. Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.