"Titled United, the series about Clinton's UN mission to East Timor in 1999 is produced in collaboration with the United Nations and Leonardo DiCaprio. According to Deadline, the story will follow Clinton as he negotiates with Indonesian officials following a tense uprising and an UN-backed independence movement. David Ryman (Night Hunter) will write and helm the series, which co-stars Chukwudi Iwuji (Play Dirty) as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan."
"If Indonesia does not end the violence, it must invite the international community to assist in restoring security. Precisely because Indonesia's future is important, I am so deeply concerned by the failure of its military to bring a stop to gross abuses now going on in East Timor, he said. Today I have also ordered the suspension of all programs of military cooperation with Indonesia, effective immediately."
Kevin Costner will portray former U.S. President Bill Clinton in United, a television series about Clinton's 1999 United Nations mission to East Timor. The series is produced in collaboration with the United Nations and Leonardo DiCaprio. The narrative follows Clinton negotiating with Indonesian officials after a tense uprising and an UN-backed independence movement. David Ryman will write and direct, and Chukwudi Iwuji will co-star as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. In 1999 Clinton deescalated conflict, suspended U.S.-Indonesia military cooperation and helped secure East Timor's path to sovereignty, which culminated in independence in 2002. Costner has recently promoted films, hosted nature documentaries, and publicly supported Democratic candidates.
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