The Black Road (2005)

Original title

The Black Road: On the Frontline of Aceh's War

Directed by

William Arthur Nessen

Genre

documentary

Country

Australia

Runtime

52 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary reports on Aceh's battle for independence from Indonesia. It was filmed on location and originally made for Australian television.

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What happens

The Black Road is a 2005 Australian documentary by William Nessen. The film was shot on location in Aceh, and reports on the Province's battle for independence from Indonesia. Although the film was originally a television documentary, produced for SBS in Australia, it has since been shown around the world at film festivals and presentations on the subject. The film is critically acclaimed and has received several awards, both Australian and international. The Black Road was among four films on the subject of separatism that the Indonesian Film Censorship Institute banned in the country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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