Selling a Colonial War
In-soo Radstake / NL, 2023 / 132 min.
Revealing documentary highlights how, for decades, almost until the present, the Dutch government continued to frame its war in Indonesia (1945 - 1949) as justified, shedding harsh light on the dubious roles of politicians, the media and historians in this process.
Selling a Colonial War (Indië verloren...) brutally reveals how the Dutch government and top diplomats controlled the narrative about their actions during the Indonesian struggle for independence using press offices, newspapers, cinema newsreels and propaganda films, ultimately - however - losing control of this history.
English and Dutch version
Selling a Colonial War is the English subtitled version. Indië verloren... is the 27-minute shorter, Dutch subtitled version, which can also be seen in Eye.
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Details
Director
In-soo Radstake
Production year
2023
Country
NL
Original title
Selling a Colonial War
Length
132 min.
Language
English, Dutch, Indonesian
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
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