Through compelling stories of remnants of families, this film is an emotional account on how the year following the tsunami came to be almost as turbulent as the tsunami itself.
For decades Aceh was an isolated, religious and heavily contested province of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. In the mountains the guerrilla organization, GAM, was fighting the government for independence and Aceh was closed off to the rest of the world.
Having suffered through one of the worst natural disasters in living memory, remnants of families are waiting for a place to stay and a life to live. They are the Tsunami Generation. A generation of people with a glimpse of hope in their eyes, despite the overwhelming struggle that remains to get life back to normal.
Production Team
Director/Producer: Folke Rydén
Co-production partners: SVT, ZDF/ARTE YLE, DR, NRK, RUV, RTBF, BiH, ETV
Awards
2006 Prize of the International Red Cross – Monte Carlo Television Festival
2006 Silver Plaque – Hugo Awards for Excellence in Television, Chicago International Film Festival
2006 Nomination for Best Documentary – Swedish Kristallen Awards
2006 Official Selection: United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
Reviews
”Natural and powerful”
”Important”
“The insights just kind of snuck up on me”
Reviews Swedish
”…Greppet att varva den politiska konflikten med de hemlösa barnen är självklart och effektfullt.”
-Svenska Dagbladet
”…Vad angeläget det blir när det fungerar. Som i Folke Rydéns ”Generation Tsunami” om Indonesiens återuppbyggnad. Vad nära han kom med sin lågmält dröjande ton…. Kameran tittade åt oss med utforskande men ändå vänliga ögon. Och så utan att jag egentligen tänkte på det så lärde jag mig något. Insikterna liksom smög sig på mig.”
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