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Duration: 80 minutes 
Year: 1999 
Aspect Ratio:
 16:9 
Rating: M

Director:
 Annie Goldson

The story of New Zealander Helen Todd’s law suit against an Indonesian general pursued after her son, Kamal, was shot dead in the Dili massacre in East Timor in 1991.

View excerpt from this title at NZ On Screen

Awards
Winner, Best Documentary, 2000 Cinemanila, Philippines International Film Festival
Bronze Plaque, 48th Annual Columbus International Film and Video Festival
USA Golden Eagle, Cine 2000, USA
Pass Award, National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Best Feature International Documentary Awards 2000
Los Angeles Honourable Mention International Women’s Film Festival, Turin
2000 Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival 2000
Highly commended, New Zealand 1999 Media Peace Awards
Medianet Award; 1999 Munich Film Festival Medianet Award
1999 Finalist, Best Feature, New Zealand Nokia Film Awards

Festivals
Amsterdam International Documentary Festival Official Selection in competition
Encrontos Film Festival
Portugal International Film Festival
Official Selection in competition
Chicago International Film Festival Official Selection in competition
Hawaii International Film Festival Official Selection in competition
Hotdocs, Canadian International Documentary Festival Official Selection in competition
Valencia International Film Festival Critics Week
Locarno International Film Festival Official Selection
Rocky Mountain Women’s Festival; Colorado Official Selection
Melbourne International Film Festival Official Selection
Palm Springs International Film Festival Official Selection
Singapore International Film Festival Official Selection
Hong Kong International Film Festival Official Selection
Jakarta International Film Festival Official Selection
Rencontres Inter’les du Documentaire de Montréal Official Selection in competition
Turin Women’s International Film Festival Official Selection
Women in the Director’s Chair, Chicago
DocAviv, Tel Aviv International Documentary Festival, Human Rights Sidebar.