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WHERE THE SUN RISES
also known as A Hero's Journey
 
 
Where does forgiveness come from?
How does it feel?
How do you do it?
Where do you find the grace?
 
80 minutes feature documentary filmed in East Timor and Indonesia
Translated into
French • Portuguese • Swedish • Polish • Hebrew • Arabic • Japanese • Indonesian
 
Accolades
“In more than 30 years as a film critic for the London Times, I have never experienced anything like this. ‘A Hero's Journey' changed my life. And I never imagined a documentary could look like this! Bravo!”
– David Robinson, journalist and film festival director
 
“An unforgettable experience”
– Jérémy Segay, Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight
 
“Deeply moving... gorgeously photographed. Guaranteed to touch the hardest of hearts.”
– Sydney Film Festival
 
“Phan and her crew scoured the length and breadth of East Timor’s rugged terrain to present this young nation – physically and through its people – in all of its grandeur and fragility.”
– Melbourne International Film Festival
 
“An eye-opening experience... magnificently done, showing real people, real places, glorious cinematography. A sobering and inspiring production.”
– Judith Fergin, U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste
 
“A film of rare distinction.”
- DOC New Zealand
 
“If we can forgive, we liberate ourselves.”
– Xanana Gusmao, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste