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40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy

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Original title: 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy
Year: 2009
Running time: 86 min.
Country: United States
Director: Robert Lemelson
Cast: Documentary
Music: Malcolm Cross
Cinematography: Dag Yngvesson
Producer: Elemental Productions
Genre: Documentary | History of Indonesia
Synopsis: In one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly and systematically killed in 1965 when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected "communists" in Indonesia through a complex and highly contested series of events where he ultimately gained power and the presidency. Under Suharto's authoritarian rule, any discussion or memorializing of the killings that differs from the official state narrative was suppressed.

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40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy

2009

Robert Lemelson