Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
1996•56m•8.0•Released
Documentary
The political journey of Canadian photographer Elaine Brière from the villages of East Timor to the halls of the United Nations in an effort to find out Ottawa's rational for abandoning the tiny nation of East Timor to corporate interests in Indonesia.
Director
Elaine Brière
Writer
Elaine Brière
Languages
English
Cast
Elaine Brière
Presenter / Narrator
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