Alias Ruby Blade: A Story of Love and Revolution
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- Australian Kirsty Sword wants to be a documentarian and travels to East Timor in 1990 just after it opens to tourists so that she can film human rights violations and the oppressive conditions under colonialism. But instead of only filming she becomes part of the Timorese resistance, acts as a courier for imprisoned guerrilla leader Xanana Gusmão, and transforms into the revolutionary leader Ruby Blade during the struggle for independence.
- Director
- Meillier, Alex
- Writer
- Meillier, Alex; Meillier, Tanya Ager
- Producer
- Keddie, Richard; Meillier, Tanya Ager
- Cinematographer
- Sigler, Shane
- Editor
- Meillier, Alex; Meillier, Tanya Ager
- Production Team
- Fork Films, Film Company, Ager Meillier Films, and Collective Eye Films
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (78 min.) or 1 streaming video (78 min.)
- Type
- Color with black and white sequences
- Additional Content
- A 51-min. version is available.
- Original Release Date
- 2013
- Updated
- 08-15-2023
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Reviews
Hollywood Reporter, Apr. 17, 2013NPR, Apr. 26, 2013