Season 1
2 episodes · 1976
Interviews about the run-up to the Indonesian war of independence, with Mohammad Hatta, Abdul Haris Nasution, T.B. Simatupang, and Ruslan Abdulgani, amongst others.
Episode 1. Part 1
1976-12-01 · 121 min
The interviewees discuss the nature of Dutch imperialism in the Dutch East Indies, its character as a police state and the lack of political and economic rights for Indonesians. It also sheds light on the Japanese occupation and the 'give…
Episode 2. Part 2
1976-12-01 · 73 min
The story picks up in 1945. After independence is proclaimed by Sukarno and Hatta, the Dutch start to reassert their authority and refuse to recognise the Republik Indonesia. Governor-general Van Mook starts building up a federal…
