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Al Jazeera takes revolution doc

The fledgling Al Jazeera America channel has acquired a feature documentary about an Australian activist who aligned herself with the resistance movement during the East Timorese revolution.

Alias Ruby Blade: The Story of Revolution, from New York indie Ager Meillier Films, tells the story of the Australian national who battled against Indonesian occupation in Jakarta.

Her actions won the heart of the imprisoned Timorese leader and future first president Xanana Gusmão and they fell in love through correspondence.

The sale of the doc continues an ongoing distribution relationship between feature film-specialist London-based Mercury Media and Al Jazeera channels across the world.

Al Jazeera America launched in August.

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