Punitive Damage


Synopsis

When 20 year old New Zealand-Malaysian student Kamal Bamadhaj travelled to East Timor to assist a human rights investigation, his last words to his mother were “I’ll be careful, Mum”. Three weeks later he was dead, shot at point blank range by the Indonesian military.

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About the Film

Award winning Producer/Director Annie Goldson (Seeing Red, Framing the Panthers) says she was drawn to the story on a number of levels.

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Key Credits

Director
Annie Goldson
Writer
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Producer
Annie Goldson
Executive Producer
Gaylene Preston
Sales Agent
New Zealand Film Commission
 
Status
Completed 1997
Genre
Documentary
Technical Info
Film Duration: 77 Minutes
colour: colour
format: 35mm
ratio: 01:01.8
sound: Dolby