Diplomatic Doco
Barbara Karpinski, FilmLink magazine
The Diplomat follows East Timor's freedom fighter and Noble Peace Prizewinner, José Ramos Horta, in the final bloody year of his campaign to secure independence for his country. The film reveals his charm and dry humour, his tenacity and vulnerability. It is neither a current affairs show nor an agit-documentary, but an intensely intimate portrait of José Ramos Horta, and therein lies its strength...