British movie star Jude Law is in Cannes today with film-maker Jeremy Gilley, to publicise Gilley’s film The Day After Peace.

Law makes an appearance in the 2008 documentary that charts Gilley’s 10-year struggle to persuade the countries of the world to recognise an official day of ceasefire and non-violence.

Gilley, who is founder of the non-profit organisation Peace One Day (POD) finally achieved his goal in 2001 when a United Nations General Assembly resolution for- mally established the annual UN International Day Of Peace — September 21. The film’s conclusion sees Gilley joined by Law in Afghanistan assisting with a mass-vac- cination against polio.

Law’s involvement in the project led to his becoming Peace One Day Ambassador. “I have known Jeremy Gilley for years – he’s an old friend,” Law said. “He asked me if I would record a message of support for the Peace One Day website. After the recording, he mentioned that he was going to Afghanistan and invited me to come. Because of my own in- volvement with film I was keen to see how we could use the medium to inspire people and change opinions, and that was the basis on which I joined the organisation.”

It was while in Afghanistan that Law saw first-hand the practical application of the International Day Of Peace. “It’s great to be able to see, on film, that our trip really did make a difference when over a mil- lion Afghan children were inoculated against polio because the Taliban agreed not to harm any of the inoculators on and around the day.”

Law also lent his support to Peace One Day’s live event at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Friday, September 21, which featured a screening of Gilley’s film and live performances by Lenny Kravitz, Annie Lennox, John Legend, Bryan Adams and Peter Gabriel. The Day After Peace, and a 60-minute TV special featuring the Royal Albert Hall concert, are distributed worldwide by 3DD Entertainment.

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