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Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
Produced by | Neda Armian |
Written by | Jonathan Demme |
Starring |
Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter |
Music by | Djamel Benyelles Alejandro Escovedo |
Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
Edited by | Kate Amend |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $108,807 |
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 new 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.
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.
The film grossed $108,807.