The Pires Family Are Working To Rebuild Timor-Leste
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Channel: Journeyman Pictures · 2016 · News & Politics
Dili Dynasty (2008): A new generation descended from refugees are returning to Timor-Leste to help rebuild. For similar stories, see: What Really Happened To Timor-Leste's Rebel Leader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gno309CsXGg The Bloody Price Of East Timor's Independence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvtB2OYW5WY East Timor's Terror Battle For Independence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv6pwauRIYw Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/4219/dili-dynasty Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures How do you rebuild a country from scratch? There's billions of oil dollars in the bank, but no infrastructure or expertise. Melbourne's Pires family and politician Steve Bracks are working on the problems. "Right now we have about three billion dollars in our fund." Emilia Pires is the Finance Minister. Her grandfather fled in 1975 dreaming of an independent East Timor. Educated in Melbourne, Emilia has now returned home to realise that dream. But the problems are huge. The capital's power station is a dirty shack full of ancient diesel engines. Basics are in short supply. "If there are two generators that need servicing we have to share the tools," tells an engineer. Emilia flies back to Melbourne for a brief visit to see her husband. The couple laugh, "We haven't even had our honeymoon!" An intimate insight into the Pires family as they work to rebuild East Timor. ABC Australia – Ref. 4219 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.
