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Synopsis: President Jimmy Carter ignites a firestorm of controversy when he tours the country to promote "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," a new book that questions Israel's policies towards the Occupied Territories.

Starring: Menachem Begin, Wolf Blitzer

Supporting actors: Johnny Carson, Amy Carter, Jimmy Carter, Lillian Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Alan M. Dershowitz, Terry Gross, Elizabeth Hayes, Larry King, Jay Leno, Edward Norton, Diane Rehm, Charlie Rose, Anwar Sadat, Tavis Smiley

Directed by: Jonathan Demme

Genre: Documentary, Biography

Runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes

Release year: 2007

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

MPAA Rating: Rated PG for some thematic elements and brief disturbing images.

ASIN: B001B7VUS2

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,979 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)

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Jimmy Carter Man from Plains DVD ~ Jimmy Carter

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US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 2007
MPAA: Rated PG for some thematic elements and brief disturbing images.
Production Company: Clinica Estetico, Participant Productions
Also Known As: Man from Plains

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great man being lost on partisan times, February 25, 2008

By	P. Video "Review guy" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (DVD)

Having read a lot on Jimmy Carter, including books by people who helped create Delta Force and their interactions with President Carter and why they have always voted republican their entire life except for Jimmy Carter due to his selfless action of taking 100% credit for the failed Iranian mission. A time when everyone in the operation was ashamed and saddened for having let Carter down when he gave them full operational and strategic control. Carter refused to let any of his generals or special ops take the fall and insisted on 100% blame and was a major factor that cost him his presidency.

He was and still is a great man, following him through his tour of the US was interesting, I am still amazed that such a great and moral person who actually cares for people and isn't blinded by race or religion ever got elected.

I actually felt a bit saddened watching a man freak out on Carter, love him or hate him you can't help but respect him and all that he has accomplished, and for the record, I have been a life long republican myself, minus my first vote for Mr. Carter when he was defeated by Regan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Criticize It If You Haven't Seen It, March 27, 2008

By	D. Michael Elkins "D. Michael Elkins" (Valrico, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (DVD)

Anyone who had access to television news in 2006 will remember the storm of controversy following the publication of former President Jimmy Carter's book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid." This film recalls those days in great detail and reminds us that many of the book's critics had not even bothered to read it before denouncing it.

I predict that many of the same critics of that book and Carter's even-handed position on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict will return to denounce Jonathan Demme's film without ever bothering to see it. They will continue to assert that Israel is completely innocent of creating anything that could be considered an apartheid situation. Their hope is that people will ignore Carter's simple request that everyone take the time to look at the facts on the ground before automatically taking the Israeli side in this long-standing dispute. Anyone who does so can at least then agree that the walls constructed by Israel encroach in many places onto long-held Palestinian lands.

Carter points out in several instances in the film that Israel certainly has the right to defend itself and its borders against terrorist attacks; his objection is to the locations where the walls have been built and the manner in which they have been used to house the Palestinians as virtual prisoners. It is much easier for the critics to simply assume that Carter is anti-Israeli. I submit that any honest viewer of the film cannot maintain such an opinion of him.

Even those who might disagree with Carter's positions would have to be amazed at the sheer level of energy shown in the film on the part of this eighty-three year old man who seems willing to speak anytime, anywhere in defense of his views. In viewing the film, I was encouraged to see the respectful response that he received when speaking before what might have been expected to be a hostile audience at Brandeis. On the other hand, my hopes were tempered by the young street protestor in the film who took great delight in shouting to Palestinians and their supporters that, "Nobody cares about you."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Many People Bashing This Film Have Not Seen It Or Read the Book., March 31, 2008

By	Joseph M. Davis (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is a great film and like the book that ignited the debate, almost all of the people on here condemning it have clearly not seen it. Jimmy Carter is the only president who has made real preogress in bringing peace to Israel and Palestine and yet all of a sudden he is labeled as this racist because he dares to call a spade a spade. If you read the book you will quickly see that although not a Zionist, Carter is FAR from being anti-semetic. There isn't a US leader out there with more friends in Israel or who has spent as much time and energy there. And it is truly horrific to see these insults being unfairly hurled at such a man of peace.

It is fascinating to watch the events unfold throughout his tour to promote his book- Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid. Let's face it- if he hadn't dared to use that word in the title noone would have read it. To say that there are no commonalities between Israeli policy toward the Palestinians and Apartheid in South Africa is ridiculous.