2013 South African film
Plot For Peace |
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Directed by | Carlos Agulló Mandy Jacobson |
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Produced by | Mandy Jacobson Executive: Ivor Ichikowitz |
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Cinematography | Rita Noriega Diego Ollivier |
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Edited by | Carlos Agulló |
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Music by | Antony Partos |
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Distributed by | Rezo Films (France) Caramel Films (Spain) Trinity Film (UK) Annie Planet (Japan) Indelible Media (South Africa) |
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Release dates |
- 20 October 2013 (2013-10-20) (France)
- 5 December 2013 (2013-12-05) (Spain)
- 14 March 2014 (2014-03-14) (UK)
- 5 August 2014 (2014-08-05) (South Africa)
- 31 October 2014 (2014-10-31) (USA)
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Running time | 84 minutes |
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Country | South Africa |
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Languages | English, French, Portuguese, Afrikaans & Spanish |
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Plot For Peace is a 2013 South African documentary directed by Carlos Agulló and Mandy Jacobson.[1]
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[2] 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')[3] is revealed as a key architect of the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and a 1987 prisoner-exchange programme involving six African nations.[4]
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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.[5]
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