Interesting piece all centred around palm Oil and the effects palm oil has on the world markets governments money men and therefore on everybody else by extension.
- A young man who wants to save the planet goes to work for an NGO but in fact wants to investigate the treatment meted out to the Dayak a People of Indonesia In Kalimantan and the fact that the palm oil company is hiring Australian mercenaries to basically do away with the local population and interfere with their daily lives.
- This is a typical tale of a young Westerner giving himself a missionary position self-appointing himself to be the saviour of the planet And humanity.
- His mother a school teacher has told him that if you want to change the world you may find that the world will fight back.
That in a nutshell is the storyline self-righteous young man versus worldwide high finance vested interests.
- There is only one winner in that kind of fight.
The acting Throughout is so and so. The Australian actor
Adam Fitzgerald is very good as is
Sofian Khammes
The two main players to my eyes and ears do not really get there. The overall story is interesting; the way it is played out and delivered is a tad predictable.
- Every stage is telegraphed ahead of time and it shows the usual corrupt set of humans Doing what they do best i.e. Corrupting and being corrupted. The way in which this story ends is probably the most interesting part of the entire tale apart from making us aware of the ravages of the Indonesian rainforests that palm oil is creating.
All in all worth seeing if you care about the planet and the destruction of the forests; but be forewarned this is not a cinematic masterpiece.
