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Women on patrol / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; a film by Barry Lank ; director-cinematographer: Barry Lank, CSC ; narration written by Erna Buffie ; producer: Joe MacDonald.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Austronesian (Other)
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- UNCIVPOL.
- Policewomen--Timor-Leste.
- Policewomen.
- Policewomen--Canada.
- International police--Timor-Leste.
- International police.
- Social conditions.
- Timor-Leste--Social conditions.
- Timor-Leste.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (54 min.) : digital, sound, color with black & white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English, with some interview segments in French or Tetum with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- At nightfall in East Timor, a father kidnaps his daughter. He's suspected to be armed and dangerous, and the family is frantic. On the scene are Canadian police constables Martine LeRoyer of Montreal and Debbie Doyle of Edmonton, who have just joined the United Nations Civilian Police. Their first assignment is to rescue the little girl from a tiny, ramshackle house.Since Indonesia occupied East Timor in 1975, the island has been devastated by horrifying violence and genocide. Now, large-scale international efforts are focused on stabilizing the region. Doyle and LeRoyer face enormous challenges on their nine-month tour of duty, from adapting to a new culture and gaining the trust of frightened communities to performing perilous and heartbreaking police work. This gripping documentary follows the two women, from the capital of Dili to remote villages, chronicling the aftermath of the atrocities that haunt East Timor.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Bonnie Dickie.
- Credits:
- Picture editor, David McGunigal ; black and white photography, Gerald Meyers ; music composer, Michael Richard Plowman.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, c2004.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed August 5, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-wop Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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