Punitive Damage: A Mother's Trial'

In 1991 a young New Zealander, Kamal Bamadhaj, was gunned down by Indonesian military during the Dili massacre in East Timor in which (at least) 270 people lost their lives. His death set his mother, Helen Todd, on a personal and political campaign which spanned five countries and four years, and which culminated in a landmark legal case against the Indonesian Government. In Punitive Damage: A Mother's Trial, award-winning filmmakers Annie Goldson (director and co-producer) and Gaylene Preston (producer) have produced a powerful narrative that tells the story of a courageous young man, a mother's quest for truth and justice, and the tragedy of the situation in East Timor.