Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007)

Name: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-10-26
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Lillian Carter, Larry King, Jonathan Demme

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007), directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter.

10/26/2007 BR Documentary 2h 5m

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Synopsis

A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."

Declan QuinnCinematography
Jonathan DemmeDirector, Producer, Writer
Kate AmendEditing
Neda ArmianProducer

About the film

Man from Plains (originally titled He Comes in Peace) is a 2007 American documentary film written and directed by Jonathan Demme, which chronicles former President of the United States Jimmy Carter's book tour across America to publicize his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.

For the book promotion, Carter grants interviews to selected newspapers, magazines, and television shows, such as CNN, PBS, Air America Radio, NPR, Chicago Life, Los Angeles Times, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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Festival screenings

Man from Plains debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2007. The film won 3 awards at the 2007 Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize, EIUC Award and Biografilm Award.

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Box office

The film grossed $108,807.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 83 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Man From Plains is a fascinating look at the former president's recent endeavors." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

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Man from Plains on Participant Media

Man from Plains on Take Part

Man from Plains at IMDb

Text from Man from Plains on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_from_Plains

Trivia

It grossed US$ 108.282 worldwide.
It premiered on October 26, 2007, a Friday.
It runs 2h05 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.