Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor

Director

Elaine Brière

Producer

Elaine Brière

Subjects

Economics Foreign Policy Politics
  • Release Date 1997
  • Running Time 56 minutes
  • Closed Captions No
  • Availability Canada, USA, World

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Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor

As Canadians we pride ourselves on our international reputation as a peacekeeper and power broker. But there is a dark side to our foreign policy - a policy that encourages and subsidizes business and cultural ties with Indonesia, a country responsible of the deaths of more than 200,000 people on the tiny island of East Timor.

The brutal takeover of East Timor was immediately condemned by the United Nations, yet Canada abstained. And since then, Canada has stepped up its aid and business ties to Indonesia in spite of an international human rights campaign to force Indonesia to withdraw.  This documentary tells the story of one people's struggle for survival in a world dominated by the search for raw materials and new markets. It is the story of Canada's shameless, ongoing support for a predatory regime. And it's the story of Elaine Brière's personal political journey from the villages of East Timor to the halls of the United Nations, from political innocence to political activism.

[WARNING: Documentary contains graphic material.]

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