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Plot for Peace

5.5 84 mins Documentary   2013
African Oral History Archive   Indelible Media  
Director(s): Carlos Agulló Mandy Jacobson

Release Date: 20 Wed, Nov 2013

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

Casts of Plot for Peace

Nelson Mandela

as Self (archive footage)

Winnie Mandela

as Self

Thabo Mbeki

as Self

Jacinto Veloso

as Self - Minister of Security and Cooperation (Mozambique)

Odile Biyidi

as Self - President of Survie (NGO, France)

Pik Botha

as Self

Joaquim Chissano

as Self - Former President (Mozambique)

Chester Crocker

as Self - Assistant Secretary of State (USA)

Wynand du Toit

as Self - Special Forces (South Africa)

Rusty Evans

as Self - Director-General of Foreign Affairs (South Africa)

Michael Ledeen

as Self - National Security Council (USA)

Jean-Christophe Mitterrand

as Self - Presidential Advisor for African Affairs (France)

Jean-Yves Ollivier

as Self - Mysterious Frenchman

Matthews Phosa

as Self

Wynand du Toit

as Self

Rusty Evans

as Self

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