THE DIPLOMAT (Documentary)
By Air Pig Productions sister company Emerald Films 2000
The Diplomat
The Diplomat follows the journey of East Timorese freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta in the final year of his tumultuous campaign to gain independence for his country. For 24 years Jose Ramos Horta campaigned to secure independence for East Timor, a Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The Diplomat takes up Ramos Horta’s story in the final dramatic stages of his long journey – the fall of Indonesia’s President Suharto, the referendum to determine East Timor’s future, the overwhelming vote for independence, the devastating carnage that ensued, the intervention of United Nations peacekeepers, and Ramos Horta’s final triumphant return to his homeland.
The Team
Producer: Sally Browning
Co Producer: Wilson da Silva
Director: Tom Zubrycki
