Living Dangerously
Indonesia's Descent into Racism and Poverty
The Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s hit Indonesia hardest of all. Former professionals across the country were thrown into crippling poverty, with many reduced to picking scraps from rubbish dumps to survive. The film catches the early signs of a groundswell of criticism and action against President Suharto, but there is more than just the prospect of popular revolution. Many Indonesians blame the country's ethnic Chinese for economic troubles, and some are ready to take racist action against them.
1.34.41.04 people in rubbish dump
11.35.07.12 Alex Sukarno pushing cart through dump
11.36.03.17 lift in shopping centre
11.36.10.21 pianist
11.36.34.14 poster in town, downtown scenes road side stalls
11.36.50.13 Alex going home, washing shoes and looking at old photos
11.37.26.06 The Independence mosque
11.37.58.18 millions of people praying n mosque
11.38.16.23 girl at local mosque, food distribution
11.38.35.21 shopkeepers spraying Muslim on shop fronts
11.38.46.22 looting of Chinese shops
11.39.04.07 Chinese in police station
11.39.39.12 freeway and high rise buildings
11.39.44.15 girl by train track as train passes sticking her tongue out
11.39.53.18 Idris Mohammed in streets talking to people
11.41.05.17 university lecture hall
11.41.14.12 meeting of forum
11.41.31.04 Enin playing guitar singing with friends
11.42.39.24 boy at fountain billboard
11.44.14.18 rubbish dump
FULL SYNOPSIS
11.35.07.12 Alex Sukarno pushing cart through dump
11.36.03.17 lift in shopping centre
11.36.10.21 pianist
11.36.34.14 poster in town, downtown scenes road side stalls
11.36.50.13 Alex going home, washing shoes and looking at old photos
11.37.26.06 The Independence mosque
11.37.58.18 millions of people praying n mosque
11.38.16.23 girl at local mosque, food distribution
11.38.35.21 shopkeepers spraying Muslim on shop fronts
11.38.46.22 looting of Chinese shops
11.39.04.07 Chinese in police station
11.39.39.12 freeway and high rise buildings
11.39.44.15 girl by train track as train passes sticking her tongue out
11.39.53.18 Idris Mohammed in streets talking to people
11.41.05.17 university lecture hall
11.41.14.12 meeting of forum
11.41.31.04 Enin playing guitar singing with friends
11.42.39.24 boy at fountain billboard
11.44.14.18 rubbish dump