Plot for Peace · 2013

Plot for Peace

Mandy Jacobson · 84 min · Angola

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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Box office (US)

$7,051

Awards

6 wins & 6 nominations

Production companies

African Oral History Archive, Indelible Media

Cast

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  Nelson Mandela

  Self (archive footage)

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  Winnie Mandela

  Self

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  Thabo Mbeki

  Self

• Neels Van Tonder

  Self

• Jacinto Veloso

  Self - Minister of Security and Cooperation (Mozambique)

• Odile Biyidi

  Self - President of Survie (NGO, France)

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  Pik Botha

  Self

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  Joaquim Chissano

  Self - Former President (Mozambique)