Summary Our film explores the decade of the involvement of New Zea land troops in the war in Afghanistan. Given our status as a tiny Pacific nation, with an independent foreign policy, the film asks why we got involved. Were we being good global citizens or were we attempting to realign ourselves with the US given the past strains due to our anti-nuclear policy? We also explore the limitations of our embedded media coverage which was not just scarce but closely followed our Government's position that our role was largely humanitarian. Finally, the film reflects on indigenous issues and some of the conflicts Maori soldiers felt about participating in what increasingly appeared to be an occupation. View more details
Directed : Annie Goldson Kay Ellmers
Written : Annie Goldson Kay Ellmers
Stars : Unknown
Genres : History War Documentary
Release date : Jul 31, 2013
Countries of origin : New Zealand Afghanistan
Official sites : Official site
Summary Our film explores the decade of the involvement of New Zea land troops in the war in Afghanistan. Given our status as a tiny Pacific nation, with an independent foreign policy, the film asks why we got involved. Were we being good global citizens or were we attempting to realign ourselves with the US given the past strains due to our anti-nuclear policy? We also explore the limitations of our embedded media coverage which was not just scarce but closely followed our Government's position that our role was largely humanitarian. Finally, the film reflects on indigenous issues and some of the conflicts Maori soldiers felt about participating in what increasingly appeared to be an occupation. View more details
Genres : History War Documentary
Release date : Jul 31, 2013
Countries of origin : New Zealand Afghanistan
Official sites : Official site
