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The Coconut Revolution (2000)
Directed by Dom Rotheroe
“The story of the world's first environmental uprising”
Documentary · 50m
The movie tells the story of the successful uprising of the indigenous peoples of Bougainville Island against the Papua New Guinea army and the mining plans of the mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) to exploit their natural resources. The documentary reveals how the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) managed to overcome the marine blockade strategy used by the Papuan army by using coconut oil as fuel for their vehicles.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Dom Rotheroe
Details
- Release date
- 2000-12-31
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Stampede Films