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THE SHADOW OVER EAST TIMOR is a powerful documentary which brings to light the story from inside East Timor - a story which has been unfolding since December 1975 when Indonesian military forces invaded this tiny country, then on the brink of liberation from centuries of Portuguese colonialism. Not only did this invasion mean a brutal denial of the right of the people of East Timor to independence, but it also heralded the start of a bloody conflict. Since 1975, it is estimated that 200,000 East

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Production Details

Production Completion
1987
Genre
History and national identity
Production Company
SBS Television - Local Production