Plot for Peace (2013)

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

IMDb rating	6.8
Producers	African Oral History Archive, Indelible Media
Original title	Plot for Peace
Directors	Mandy Jacobson, Carlos Agulló
Writers	Carlos Agulló

Cast

Nelson Mandela

as Himself (archive footage)

Winnie Mandela

as Herself

Thabo Mbeki

as Himself

Neels Van Tonder

as Himself

Jacinto Veloso

as Minister of Security and Cooperation (Mozambique)

Odile Biyidi

as President of Survie (NGO, France)

Pik Botha

as Himself

Joaquim Chissano

as Former President (Mozambique)

Chester Crocker

as Assistant Secretary of State (USA)

Wynand du Toit

as Special Forces (South Africa) / Himself

Rusty Evans

as Director-General of Foreign Affairs (South Africa) / Himself

Michael Ledeen

as National Security Council (USA)

Jean-Christophe Mitterrand

as Presidential Advisor for African Affairs (France)

Jean-Yves Ollivier

as Mysterious Frenchman

Matthews Phosa

as Himself