Where To Stream Newsroom Tokyo Season 2015 Episode 54
Bringing a Dark Past to Light
- Aired June 18, 2015
- 45 Min
Indonesian people are seeking the truth about a dark chapter in their country's history. Supporters of Indonesia's Communist Party were the victims of a series of crackdowns and massacres starting in 1965. An attempted coup against the country's first president, Sukarno, triggered those bloody events. They have been a taboo subject for nearly half a century. Two documentary films about the violence are drawing worldwide attention. They're helping members of victims' families speak out.