| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, 83 min. 26 sec.) : digital, stereophonic, sound, color |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
This video contains footage that some viewers may find disturbing. |
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Awards: Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards --ISSTD 26th Fall Conference, Washington, DC, 2009 --Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference at Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, 2009 --Kean University Human Rights Institute Screening, Union, New Jersey, 2009 --Indonesian Council Open Conference 2009 on the Events of 1965, University of Sydney, Australia, 2009 --International Association for Genocide Scholars (IAGS) 2009 Annual Conference, Arlington, VA, 2009 --Boston International Film Festival, Boston, MA, 2009. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2009. |
| Summary |
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy tells the story of one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century. In 1965-66, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly killed when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected communists throughout Indonesia. For decades, the Indonesian government repressed all memory of this event, and the world looked away. Based on the research of prominent anthropologist Robert Lemelson and edited by two time Academy Award winner, Pietro Scalia, this film follows the compelling testimonies of four individuals and their families from Central Java and Bali, as they break their silence for the first time. Told in understated detail, the cumulative effect of their stories is heartbreaking, profound and ultimately redemptive. --Kanopy. |
| Original Version |
Produced [Jakarta], Offstream TV, 2008. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
English and Indonesian, with Indonesian and English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Soeharto, 1921-2008.
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Mass murder.
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Political violence -- Indonesia -- History -- 20th century.
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Indonesia -- History -- 20th century.
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Indonesia -- History -- Coup d'état, 1965.
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Indonesia -- History -- 1945-
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Indonesia -- Politics and government -- 1966-1998.
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| Added Author |
Kanopy (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Forty years of silence : an Indonesian tragedy. |
| Music No. |
1049248 Kanopy |
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