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- Plot for Peace combines Documentary elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Thabo Mbeki.
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Plot for Peace
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
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Nelson MandelaSelf (archive footage)
Winnie MandelaSelf
Thabo MbekiSelf
Neels Van TonderSelf
Jacinto VelosoSelf - Minister of Security and Cooperation (Mozambique)
Odile BiyidiSelf - President of Survie (NGO, France)
Pik BothaSelf
Joaquim ChissanoSelf - Former President (Mozambique)
Chester CrockerSelf - Assistant Secretary of State (USA)
Wynand du ToitSelf - Special Forces (South Africa)
Rusty EvansSelf - Director-General of Foreign Affairs (South Africa)
Michael LedeenSelf - National Security Council (USA)
Jean-Christophe MitterrandSelf - Presidential Advisor for African Affairs (France)
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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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