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Plot for Peace

Plot for Peace (2013)

1h 24m | PG-13

⭐ 5.5 / 10

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

Director: Mandy Jacobson

Studio: African Oral History Archive

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

as Self (archive footage)

Winnie Mandela

Winnie Mandela

as Self

Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mbeki

as Self

Neels Van Tonder

Neels Van Tonder

as Self

Jacinto Veloso

Jacinto Veloso

as Self - Minister of Security and Cooperation (Mozambique)

Odile Biyidi

Odile Biyidi

as Self - President of Survie (NGO, France)