Plot for Peace explained

Plot For Peace
Director:	Carlos Agulló Mandy Jacobson
Producer:	Mandy Jacobson Executive: Ivor Ichikowitz
Music:	Antony Partos
Cinematography:	Rita Noriega Diego Ollivier
Editing:	Carlos Agulló
Distributor:	Rezo Films (France) Caramel Films (Spain) Trinity Film (UK) Annie Planet (Japan) Indelible Media (South Africa)
Runtime:	84 minutes
Country:	South Africa
Language:	English, French, Portuguese, Afrikaans & Spanish

Plot For Peace is a 2013 South African documentary directed by Carlos Agulló and Mandy Jacobson.^[1]

The film tells the story of Algerian-born French businessman Jean-Yves Ollivier's involvement in Cold War-era African parallel diplomacy, the signing of the 1988 Brazzaville Protocol and discussions surrounding the eventual release of Nelson Mandela. Using archive footage^[2] from apartheid-era South Africa alongside interviews from Winnie Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Mathews Phosa, Ollivier (previously unknown and referred to as 'Monsieur Jacques')^[3] is revealed as a key architect of the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and a 1987 prisoner-exchange programme involving six African nations.^[4]

Plot

The film follows the role of Jean-Yves Ollivier, a prominent French businessman, in negotiating the end of the South African Border War and subsequently, the transition to multiracial democracy in South Africa.^[5]

Awards

Festival	Country	Award
FICiP Argentina Festival Internacional de Cine Político		First Mention in the International Feature Official Competition (2014)^[6]
	France	Jury Award for Best Documentary^[7]
Palm Springs International Film Festival	United States	Special Jury Award^[8]
São Paulo International Film Festival		Jury Award for Best Documentary^[9]
São Paulo International Film Festival		Audience Award for Best Documentary^[10]
Hamptons International Film Festival	United States	Conflict and Resolution Award^[11]
Galway Film Fleadh	Ireland	Best International Feature Documentary^[12]

External links

Plot For Peace at the Internet Movie Database
Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Interview: Plot For Peace Co-Director Carlos Agulló . Fan Carpet . 2014-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821172642/http://www.thefancarpet.com/NewsPage.aspx?n_id=9314 . 2014-08-21 .
Web site: Interview: Replaying the Plot: An interview with the creators of Plot for Peace . Flickering Myth . 2014-04-03.
Web site: Dalya Alberge . 'Monsieur Jacques' reveals role in release of Nelson Mandela | World news | The Observer . . 2014-04-03.
Web site: Francesca Steele . The mysterious Monsieur Jacques: Behind the scenes of apartheid, French businessman Jean-Yves Ollivier was a shadowy broker for peace - Africa - World . . 2014-03-13 . 2014-04-03.
Web site: Peter Bradshaw . Plot for Peace review – Intriguing documentary about South Africa's secret history . . 2014-03-13.
http://ficip.com.ar/?p=6079 First Mention in the International Feature Official Competition at FICIP
https://web.archive.org/web/20140821060022/http://cinemadumonde.org/archives Jury Award for Best Documentary at Rouen
https://web.archive.org/web/20140808080654/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/news/detail.aspx?NID=380&FID=70&year=2014 Cinema Without Borders Special Jury Award at Palm Springs
http://37.mostra.org/br/jornal_interno/40-CONHECA-OS-VENCEDORES-DA-37a.-MOSTRA Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival
http://37.mostra.org/br/jornal_interno/40-CONHECA-OS-VENCEDORES-DA-37a.-MOSTRA Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival
http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/hiff-awards-2013/#conflict Conflict and Resolution Award at HIFF
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626022217/http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/news.php?t=25th-galway-film-fleadh-awards&id=38 Best International Feature Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh