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The Exiles
8.7
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2h 0m
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2024
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Released
Overview
During the 1965 mass killings and political upheavals to eliminate the Indonesian Communist Party, the new government banned hundreds of Indonesian scholars in the Soviet Union and China from their homeland, forcing them to exile across European countries without status. Shifting between the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany, and Indonesia, this documentary follows those whose lives were uprooted decades ago as they recall the fate-changing events and strive to find the closest way to feel home. It’s a story of life built over trauma, the right to reclaim national identity, and a quest to define home through a collective of heartbreaking memories preserved by a group of cast-out intellectuals.

Cast
Hartoni Ubes poster
Hartoni Ubes
Self
Sarjio Mintardjo poster
Sarjio Mintardjo
Self
I Gede Arka poster
I Gede Arka
Self
Asahan Aidit poster
Asahan Aidit
Self
Chalik Hamid poster
Chalik Hamid
Self
Djumaini Kartapawira poster
Djumaini Kartapawira
Self
Kuslan Budiman poster
Kuslan Budiman
Self
Sarmadji poster
Sarmadji
Self
Tom Iljas poster
Tom Iljas
Self
Waruno Mahdi poster
Waruno Mahdi
Self
Herutjagio Mintardjo poster
Herutjagio Mintardjo
Self
Nurkasih Mintardjo poster
Nurkasih Mintardjo
Self
Lola Amaria poster
Lola Amaria
Self - Narrator and Researcher

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