''Man from Plains'' (originally titled ''He Comes in Peace'') is a 2007 American

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written and directed by

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film '' Caged Heat'', befo ...

, which chronicles former

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Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...

's book tour across America to publicize his book '' Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid''.Chris Tilly
"Demme 'Comes in Peace',"
''The Time Out Movie Blog: This Week's Top Stories from the Movie World'' (TOMB), '' Time Out London'' December 5, 2006, accessed January 23, 2007.Borys Kitt and Nicole Sperling
"Demme Helms Docu on Carter for Participant"
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'' December 6, 2006, accessed May 3, 2007.Nick Paumgarten
"Jimmy Carter Aloft"
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'' December 11, 2006, accessed May 3, 2007. For the book promotion, Carter grants interviews to selected newspapers, magazines, and television shows, such as CNN, PBS,

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, '' Chicago Life'', ''

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'', and ''

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Festival screenings

''Man from Plains'' debuted at the

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on September 10, 2007."''Man from Plains'' Jonathan Demme"
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official website "film schedules", accessed September 10, 2007. The film won 3 awards at the 2007

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, EIUC Award and Biografilm Award.

Box office

The film grossed $108,807.Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains
The Numbers - Movie Box Office Data, Film Stars, Idle Speculation, accessed May 1, 2011.

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External links

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''An intimate, surprising encounter with President Jimmy Carter''
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