40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy
"500,000 to 1,000,000 people were killed in Indonesia. The world looked away. 40 years later, four families break the silence."
Synopsis
In one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th cenĀtury, an estiĀmated 500,000 to 1,000,000 IndoneĀsians were killed in 1965 when GenĀeral Suharto began a purge of susĀpected ācomĀmuĀnistsā through a comĀplex and highly conĀtested series of eventsāultimately leadĀing him to the presidency. 40 Years of Silence: An IndoneĀsian Tragedy folĀlows the comĀpelling tesĀtiĀmonies of four indiĀvidĀuĀals and their famĀiĀlies, as they break the silence with an intiĀmate look at what it was like for surĀvivors durĀing Suhartoās New Order regime.
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