Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
Released: 1996Runtime: 56 min
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.
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- Elaine Briereas Narrator
- Ali Alatasas Self - Indonesian Foreign Minister
- Warren Allmandas Self - MP: Parliamentarians for East Timor
- Colin Bakeras Self - Consultant: H.A. Simons Ltd. Engineering
- Abe Barreto Soaresas Self - East Timor Refugee
- Carmel Budiardjoas Self - Founder: British Campaign for Human Rights in Indonesia
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Elaine Briere
as Narrator
Ali Alatas
as Self - Indonesian Foreign Minister
Warren Allmand
as Self - MP: Parliamentarians for East Timor
Colin Baker
as Self - Consultant: H.A. Simons Ltd. Engineering
Abe Barreto Soares
as Self - East Timor Refugee
Carmel Budiardjo
as Self - Founder: British Campaign for Human Rights in Indonesia
Noam Chomsky
as Self - MIT
Jean Chretien
as Self
Lawrence Dickenson
as Self - Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia
Isabel Galhos
as Self - East Timor Refugee
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