The Diplomat (2000 film) explained

The Diplomat
Director:Tom Zubrycki
Producer:Sally Browning
Wilson da Silva
Music:Jan Preston
Cinematography:Robert Humphreys
Jo Parker
Joel Peterson
Tom Zubrycki
Editing:Ray Thomas
Runtime:81 minutes
Country:Australia
Language:English

The Diplomat is a 2000 Australian documentary film, directed by Tom Zubrycki, following East Timorese independence leader Jose Ramos Horta.

Reception

David Stratton wrote in Variety:Phillip Adams wrote The Weekend Australian: "its portrait of a bloke whose refusal to surrender was, and remains, astonishing." Philippa Hawker of The Age wrote "The Diplomat has made the most of its timeliness: it's an engrossing, powerful document of a subject, a process and an extraordinary political turn of events."

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