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The Coconut Revolution

The Coconut Revolution

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  • United Kingdom
  • 2000
  • · 50m

Director Dom Rotheroe
Cast Joseph Kabui, Francis Ona
Genre Documentary

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.

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