Filmmaker Mads Brugger’s ‘The Ambassador’ and the Story of a Phony Diplomat

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A scene from the movie "The Ambassador."

A scene from the movie "The Ambassador."

A white diplomat comes to the capital of the Central African Republic.

His passport says that he is Liberia’s General Consul to the Central African Republic.

But he was not appointed by the usual channels. He bought his diplomatic passport for $150,000 from a broker he found online.

And he is really there to access vast reserves of diamonds.

That is the plot of a new film, but it is not fiction. It was the real adventure of documentary film maker Mads Brugger.

Brugger pretends to be a wealthy diplomat in his film “The Ambassador.”

Anchor Marco Werman talks to Mads Brugger, who says despite his eccentric clothes and questionable credentials, he did not stand out in the Central African Republic.


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4 comments for “Filmmaker Mads Brugger’s ‘The Ambassador’ and the Story of a Phony Diplomat”

  • j l

    courageous. i look forward to seeing the documentary.
    as it seems the ambassador has outed those who would wish not to be during his false escapade, i hope he takes precautions in his real life.
    good luck to you.

  • Willem Tijssen

    http://bruggertheambassador.blogspot.com/
    explains why THE AMBASSADOR is not a documentary nor a mockumentary, and reveals
    the inconvenient truth behind the story about what was left out.

    • Willem Tijssen

      See photo. It says enough

  • Mirja Niemistöinen

    Fucking smoker!