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Indonesia Calling
Indonesia Calling
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64 Ratings

INDONESIA CALLING

Directed by Joris Ivens
Australia, 1946
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

Employed to produce propaganda endorsing Holland’s liberation of Indonesia from Japan (and its post-war plans for limited autonomy under Dutch rule), Ivens instead chronicled the campaign to prevent Dutch-chartered vessels loaded with military supplies from leaving Australian ports for Indonesia.

Synopsis

Employed to produce propaganda endorsing Holland’s liberation of Indonesia from Japan (and its post-war plans for limited autonomy under Dutch rule), Ivens instead chronicled the campaign to prevent Dutch-chartered vessels loaded with military supplies from leaving Australian ports for Indonesia.