The Diplomat (2000)

Name: The Diplomat
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-08-17
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Ali Alatas, Bill Clinton, Xanana Gusmão, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibe, Kofi Annan

The Diplomat (2000), directed by Tom Zubrycki, starring Ali Alatas and Bill Clinton.

08/17/2000 BR Documentary 52m

User
score

Quiz about this movie

Synopsis

For 24 years East Timor's freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos Horta campaigned to secure independence for his country, a Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The Diplomat takes up Ramos Horta's story in the final dramatic stages of his long journey - the fall of Indonesia's President Suharto, the referendum to determine East Timor's future, the overwhelming vote for independence, the devastating carnage that ensued, the intervention of United Nations peacekeepers, and Ramos Horta's final triumphant return to his homeland.

Tom ZubryckiDirector
Geoff BarterWriter
Wilson da SilvaWriter

About the film

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

Read the full article (1k characters)

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:

Patient, fly-on-the-wall approach to filmmaking pays off, thanks in large part to the charisma of its subject and the unforeseen events that provide an upbeat ending. Zubrycki makes interesting use of newsreel footage, which is shown in black-and-white with slabs of red inserted. At 81 minutes, film is almost too short for its powerful and involving subject matter."

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."

Awards

2000 Australian Film Institute Awards

Best Documentary - Sally Browning, Wilson da Silva - won

Best Direction in a Documentary - Tom Zubrycki - won

References

External links

The Diplomat at IMDb

Text from The Diplomat (2000 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diplomat_(2000_film)

Trivia

It premiered on August 17, 2000, a Thursday.
It runs 0h52 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosEmerald Films, Film Australia
StatusReleased

Cast

Quiz about this movie

Questions from the whole catalogue.

Play now

If you liked this one

Crew

Tom Zubrycki Director
Geoff Barter Writer
Wilson da Silva Writer

Questions about this film

What is The Diplomat about?

The Diplomat: For 24 years East Timor's freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos Horta campaigned to secure independence for his country, a Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The Diplomat takes up Ramos Horta's story in the final dramatic stages of his long journey - the fall of Indonesia's President Suh…

Who directed The Diplomat?

The Diplomat was directed by Tom Zubrycki in 2000.

Who stars in The Diplomat?

The cast of The Diplomat includes Ali Alatas, Bill Clinton, Xanana Gusmão, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibe and Kofi Annan.

How long is The Diplomat?

The Diplomat runs for 52 minutes, or 0h52.