Buried alive, the story of East Timor

Australia, 1989

Film
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In this film we see why the East Timor question is too important to go away. “The Story of East Timor” begins in a neglected corner of the Portuguese colonial empire. In Lisbon, the unexpected fall of the dictatorship projects the people of East Timor into world politics. It is to be a terrible experience. “Buried Alive” exposes some of the ugly truths about the nature of Western democracy, the world media and Third World Colonialism. Rated: PG

Credits

co-director

Rod Hibberd

Fabio Cavadini

Gil Scrine

Language

English

Duration

00:59:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

35658

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → East Timor

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Timor Island

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Massacres - Indonesia - Timor Timur

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Ramos-Horta, Jose

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ramos-Horta, Jose

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Timor Timur (Indonesia) - Politics and government

People → Ramos-Horta, Jose

Places → East Timor

Places → Timor Island

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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