Alias Ruby Blade
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Revolution meets romance in the real life, cloak-and-dagger Alias Ruby Blade, a documentary film chronicling the tumultuous birth of a new nation - East Timor - told from a very different perspective. Kirsty Sword, a young Australian activist, aspired to be a documentary filmmaker in East Timor, but instead became an underground operative for the Timorese resistance against Indonesia in Jakarta. Her code name: Ruby Blade. Her task: to become a conduit for information and instruction between the resistance movement and its enigmatic leader, Kay Rala "Xanana" Gusmão, while he was serving life in prison for his revolutionary activities. Through correspondence, they fell in love. Alias Ruby Blade captures their incredible love story, from this beginning to the ultimate triumph of freedom in East Timor, demonstrating the astonishing power of ordinary individuals to change the course of history.
Cast
Alex Meillier, Constancio Pinto, José Ramos Horta, Kirsty Sword Gusmão, Tanya Ager Meillier, Xanana Gusmão
Director(s)
Alex Meillier
Duration
1 x 60' and 1 x 78'
Genre(s)
Film, Feature Documentary, News & Current Affairs, Historical
Year of Production
2012