Reviews
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Sunday World – “The Man Behind The Scenes”
Category : languages reviewsPress
“Some of the incidents explored are known, others not as leaders reveal how the apartheid government used cloak-and-dagger tactics – holding talks with neighbouring states’ leaders whilst bombings and killings continued unabated…[Jean Yves Ollivier] became a reluctant parallel diplomat, negotiating with the regime…”. Read more of the article below (August 3rd, 2014). ...
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Channel Africa Talks to Jean-Yves Ollivier – 4th August 2014
Category : Radio
On 4th July 2014, Channel Africa, the radio broadcaster, interviewed Jean-Yves Ollivier following the national release of Plot For Peace in South Africa. Click here to listen to an excerpt from the radio interview on the Plot For Peace Soundcloud account ...
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“Plot for a Premiere” – A review by the Sunday World’s Swashwi
Category : languages reviewsPress
“Although it was a celebratory occasion, the flooding back of apartheid-era memories was unavoidable… I bawled my eyes out.” Read Swashwi’s review of the VIP Johannesburg Premiere of Plot For Peace, which was attended by Winnie Mandela, Pik Botha and Matthew Phosa. The screening was followed by a panel discussion including Jean-Yves Ollivier , Mandy ...
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★★★★★ “PLOT For Peace has meaning for every South African…A must-see documentary for every South African”
Category : Press
It is a story about a man who decided to do something about a situation that seemed undo-able… The story is almost incredulous. That a short little Frenchman, with all the logic in the world, would deign to think of bringing white supremacists, freedom fighters and presidents of countries, communists and prisoners of war together ...
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THE INDEPENDENT – The mysterious Monsieur Jacques: Behind the scenes of apartheid, French businessman Jean-Yves Ollivier was a shadowy broker for peace
Category : languages reviewsPress
On an airstrip in Mozambique in September 1987, a genial Frenchman stood looking on from the sidelines as a prisoner exchange took place between several African nations more commonly seen at loggerheads than in successful negotiation. ...
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