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1982, the Cold War – A 10 year-old American girl, Samantha Smith, writes a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov. She tries to convince him to stop the antagonism with her country. Celebrated from both sides, she offered a pacifist perspective, declared the Russians were “just like us” and became an ambassador of an unforeseen rapprochement between the two countries. Was she a rising peace ambassador who symbolized reconciliation or simply a pion of bigger diplomatic games?
Genre: documentaries
Format: 52', 70'
Original title: Samantha Smith , la petite fille et la paix
Directed by: Yannick Adam de Villiers
Written by: Yannick Adam de Villiers
Produced by: Bonne Pioche
Original Broadcasters: Canal+ Doc
Language: French, English
Year of production: 2023
International Sales: Lucky You