This is the prologue to our five-part Indonesian War of Independence Miniseries. It sets the stage of brutal colonial repression, a growing sense of Indonesian Nationalism and ultimately the desire to be free.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Spartacus Olsson and Joram Appel
Directed by: Astrid Deinhard
Produced by: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Joram Appel
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Joram Appel, Isabel Wilson
Edited by: Wieke Kapteijns, Guido Becker
Sound design: Marek Kamiński

Colorizations by:
Dememorabilia - https://www.instagram.com/dememorabilia/

Research Sources: https://bit.ly/IndoSources

Visual Sources:
Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures
Wellcome Images

Icons retrieved via The Nounproject: gold by Phm Thanh Lc, slaves by Salaidinovich, silver by Marie Van den Broeck, spice by ahmad, Opium Poppies by Matt Wasser.

Music:
Disciples of Sun Tzu - Christian Andersen
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell
Guilty Shadows 4 - Andreas Jamsheree
Road To Tibet 5 - Rannar Sillard
Sailing for Gold - Howard Harper-Barnes
The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf
The Dominion - Bonnie Grace
Heroes On Horses - Gunnar Johnsén
Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.