The Coconut Revolution

2000 · 50 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · 217 VOTES · DIR. Dom Rotheroe

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Overview

The movie tells the story of the successful uprising of the indigenous peoples of Bougainville Island against the Papua New Guinea army and the mining plans of the mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) to exploit their natural resources. The documentary reveals how the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) managed to overcome the marine blockade strategy used by the Papuan army by using coconut oil as fuel for their vehicles.

Dialogue Timeline — 708 lines

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00:00:23 This is the Pacific Ocean, a few hundred miles north-east of Australia.
00:02:06 Just as we near the island, the horizon loses its serenity.
00:05:13 I stood up on the beach and I was shooting at them.
00:07:43 Otherwise you will face some problems there
00:09:19 that the superpowers merely just carved them out
00:11:13 Francis used to work for a mining company
00:13:14 much higher than the top of those mountains up there.
00:15:24 This is where all the pollution has been drained from the Panguna mine.
00:17:00 and a David and Goliath war was on
00:18:48 And this is how we build confidence in the force.
00:22:04 Yet most haven't been slaugthered by PNG DF's munitions
00:23:58 Sugar cane, and then we got pawpaws.
00:26:30 In a war for the environment
00:29:00 which locates the areas that's been damaged
00:31:12 Along with his truck, his generator, his exercise gyms
00:33:24 I know this people can make something out of nothing
00:35:57 new ideas grow.
00:37:55 or whoever has been helping the Papua New Guinea government
00:39:56 So it's just like we are poisoning them.
00:42:13 Because every time the way is blocked
00:44:48 we've been blessed with breathing fresh air.
00:46:54 between Francis and one of the prime movers behind him
00:48:37 thrown us away, and we've ended up like this.
00:50:34 the Bougainvillians have already given the world

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed708
Dialogue density14.2 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line00:50:34

Production Record

DirectorDom Rotheroe
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes217