The Black Road: on the front line of Aceh's war
Clip 2: Free Aceh movement
1 min 47 sec
Taken from the documentary The Black Road: on the front line of Aceh's war (2005)
Original title classification MA – this clip chosen to be PG
Availability of the complete title
This clip contains low-level violence.
Curator’s clip description
After the Indonesian President Suhato was removed from power, the Acehnese in the north were promised a better life. However, Indonesian soldiers continued to oppose the Free Aceh Movement which, in response, intensified its push for independence, as human rights activist Musliadi explains. The clip shows conflict in the streets between demonstrators and soldiers in which soldiers shoot at and physically assault unarmed demonstrators.







