Jeremy Gilley has spent the past 10 years campaigning for one international day of “ceasefire” - it’s been tiring, but thankfully he now has someone with a little star power on his side, Jude Law:

It was the day movie celebrity met world peace. Jude Law yesterday swept into the Cannes film festival to explain why he was helping a documentary-maker who for the last 10 years has campaigned for an official day of ceasefire and non-violence.

Law said he had become a “sounding board” and “therapist” to campaigner Jeremy Gilley and ended up travelling with him to Afghanistan to help spread his message for a world peace day to be held every year, on September 21.

Law and Gilley explained their motives at a somewhat incongruous venue - a lavish, high-security hotel marquee on the Cannes beach, a place of private yachts, champagne and money.

The actor said he had got involved because it was a simple, powerful message and because it was also about film. “I make films and he uses film to spread this message.” [UK Guardian]

to learn more about Gilley’s Peace One Day organization and read on:

• Law makes ’Peace’ with do-gooding documentary on humanitarian efforts
• Jude Law plans Afghan return
• Law discusses peace day documentary