5.5
84 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Nelson Mandela | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
| Winnie Mandela | Self | Unowned | |
| Thabo Mbeki | Self | Unowned | |
| Neels Van Tonder | Self | Unowned | |
| Jacinto Veloso | Self - Minister of Security and Cooperation (Mozambique) | Unowned | |
| Odile Biyidi | Self - President of Survie (NGO, France) | Unowned | |
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Pik Botha | Self | Unowned |
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Joaquim Chissano | Self - Former President (Mozambique) | Unowned |
| Chester Crocker | Self - Assistant Secretary of State (USA) | Unowned | |
| Wynand du Toit | Self - Special Forces (South Africa) | Unowned | |
| Rusty Evans | Self - Director-General of Foreign Affairs (South Africa) | Unowned | |
| Michael Ledeen | Self - National Security Council (USA) | Unowned | |
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Jean-Christophe Mitterrand | Self - Presidential Advisor for African Affairs (France) | Unowned |
| Jean-Yves Ollivier | Self - Mysterious Frenchman | Unowned | |
| Matthews Phosa | Self | Unowned | |
| Wynand du Toit | Self | Unowned | |
| Rusty Evans | Self | Unowned |