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Women on Patrol

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Producer(s)	Joe MacDonald
Director(s)	Barry Lank
Release Date	2004
Runtime	54 minutes min
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

Since Indonesia occupied East Timor in 1975, the island has been devastated by horrifying violence and genocide. Now, large-scale international efforts are focused on stabilizing the region. This gripping documentary follows the two women, from the capital of Dili to remote villages, chronicling the aftermath of the atrocities that haunt East Timor. Combining intimate interviews, up-close footage and diary cams, Women on Patrol is a riveting look at the rebuilding of a nation, and how the experience profoundly transforms these women "" as police officers and as humans.
The women are part of the largest Canadian contingent of female officers ever deployed on a UN mission. In addition to maintaining law and order, they act as mentors and help to establish an indigenous police service. Unfortunately, the birth of a new nation still carries a harrowing potential for violence.