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Plot for Peace (2013)
Directed by Carlos Agulló, Mandy Jacobson
Documentary · 1h 24m
This is the untold story behind History, a well-kept secret behind the world-wide icon: Nelson Mandela's release was a Plot for Peace. For the first time, heads of state, generals, diplomats, master spies and anti-apartheid fighters reveal how Africa's front line states helped end apartheid. Their improbable key to Mandela's prison cell was a mysterious French businessman, dubbed "Monsieur Jacques" in classified correspondence. His trade secret was trust
Cast
Nelson Mandela
Self (archive footage)
Winnie Mandela
Self
Thabo Mbeki
Self
N
Neels Van Tonder
Self
J
Jacinto Veloso
Self - Minister of Security and Cooperation (Mozambique)
O
Odile Biyidi
Self - President of Survie (NGO, France)
Pik Botha
Self
Joaquim Chissano
Self - Former President (Mozambique)
C
Chester Crocker
Self - Assistant Secretary of State (USA)
W
Wynand du Toit
Self - Special Forces (South Africa)
R
Rusty Evans
Self - Director-General of Foreign Affairs (South Africa)
M
Michael Ledeen
Self - National Security Council (USA)
Crew
- Director
- Carlos Agulló, Mandy Jacobson
- Writer
- Carlos Agulló
Details
- Release date
- 2013-11-20
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Afrikaans, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Countries
- Angola, Congo, Cuba, France, Mozambique, South Africa, United States of America
- Production
- African Oral History Archive, Indelible Media