The Black Road: on the front line of Aceh’s war (2005)
Synopsis
American journalist William Nessen visits Aceh, the Northern Province of Indonesia, to report on Aceh’s struggle for independence from the Indonesian Government. Nessen makes friends with the Indonesian army commander in order to gain access to information and filming opportunities. Nessen also films GAM – the free Aceh movement. The film follows his dangerous decision to side with GAM. Nessen was imprisoned and twice expelled from Indonesia.
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A compelling documentary. Journalist William Nessen shifted from reporter to participant, siding with the Acehnese independence movement, GAM, against the Indonesian Government. This raises interesting questions of journalistic ethics. Wilfred Burchett (the subject of Public Enemy Number One) always maintained his journalistic position even though he sometimes reported the 'other’ side’s point of view. Nessen used his status as reporter to get access to and publicise a situation that he deemed to be wrong.
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