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...