The Spirits of Tasi Tolu is a documentary investigating the impact of a controversial tourism development in Tasi Tolu, Timor-Leste. Tasi Tolu (Three Lakes) is allegedly the site of a series of massacres of independence activists by Indonesian forces between 1975 and 1999: the period of Indonesia’s occupation of Timor-Leste. Steeped in traditional culture, the local Timorese believe the area is inhabited by the spirits of those executed. Currently a Singaporean developer has Government approval to build a hotel and golf resort complex in Tasi Tolu. While this development will bring much needed investment and employment opportunities it will displace thousands of residents who depend on the lakes, and the land around it, for their livelihood.
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