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71% Rotten Tomatoes Initial release 20 November 2013 (France) Music director Antony Partos | 6.7/10 IMDb 4/5 The Guardian Edited by Carlos Agulló Screenplay Stephen Smith Producer Mandy Jacobson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cinematography Rita NoriegaDiego Ollivier Distributed by Rezo Films (France)Caramel Films (Spain)Trinity Film (UK)Annie Planet (Japan)Indelible Media (South Africa) Directors Carlos Agulló, Mandy Jacobson Cast Jean‑Yves Ollivier, Winnie Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Pik Botha, Joaquim Chissano Similar Movies about the Apartheid, Documentaries Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plot for peace official trailer
Plot For Peace is a 2013 South African documentary directed by Carlos Agulló and Mandy Jacobson.
Contents
The film tells the story of Algerian-born French businessman Jean-Yves Ollivier's involvement in Cold War-era African parallel diplomacy, the signing of the 1988 Brazzaville Protocol and discussions surrounding the eventual release of Nelson Mandela. Using archive footage from apartheid-era South Africa alongside interviews from Winnie Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Mathews Phosa, Ollivier (previously unknown and referred to as 'Monsieur Jacques') is revealed as a key architect of the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and a 1987 prisoner-exchange programme involving six African nations.
Plot
The film follows the role of Jean-Yves Ollivier, a prominent French businessman, in negotiating the end of the South African Border War and subsequently, the transition to multiracial democracy in South Africa.