Bali: The Dark Side of Paradise - Documentary (2013)
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To the average tourist Bali is a dream holiday location, called by many "The Islands of the God's."
In this Nine Special reporter Denham Hitchcock shows you Bali like you've never seen it... the other, darker side of this little island.
In this investigative exposé, Australian “Clark Kent” correspondent Denham Hitchcock goes to Bali to find out more about the horrifying crimes that Australians in Bali have been subjected to. The documentary starts off with Hitchcock engaging in some cliff-jumping tomfoolery with two Australian female tourists, who appear to symbolize the naive, happy go-lucky stereotypes that view Bali as a paradise of crystal-clear waters and coconut trees.
But the “paradise” setting doesn’t last long. Pretty soon, the audience is subject to a montage of dark nightclubs, reenactments of robberies, victims’ accounts of rapes and scary statistics that “you won’t find in the guidebooks.” The documentary takes you through the horrifying ordeal of a mother, Chris Ovenden, whose son Mark was killed in a motorbike accident where the cause was never fully resolved. It also shares harrowing tales of drink spiking incidents from an Australian expat who previously ran security at good ol’ Skygarden. And then there’s also something from Paul Conibeer, the man who ended up in Kerobokan prison due to unpaid hotel bills. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2959927/Murder-drug-overdoses-bashings-Former-inmate-notorious-Kerobokan-prison-reveals-like-inside-squalid-cells-Bali-Nine-await-execution.html
This documentary may make those with an extremely naive understanding of Bali think twice about booking their next holiday here (which is why it’s been criticized by some for sensationalism and exaggeration). But for most of us who are probably aware of these dangers, “Bali: The Dark Side of Paradise” serves as a reminder to be cautious when we’re in situations where we may be potential targets.
In this Nine Special reporter Denham Hitchcock shows you Bali like you've never seen it... the other, darker side of this little island.
In this investigative exposé, Australian “Clark Kent” correspondent Denham Hitchcock goes to Bali to find out more about the horrifying crimes that Australians in Bali have been subjected to. The documentary starts off with Hitchcock engaging in some cliff-jumping tomfoolery with two Australian female tourists, who appear to symbolize the naive, happy go-lucky stereotypes that view Bali as a paradise of crystal-clear waters and coconut trees.
But the “paradise” setting doesn’t last long. Pretty soon, the audience is subject to a montage of dark nightclubs, reenactments of robberies, victims’ accounts of rapes and scary statistics that “you won’t find in the guidebooks.” The documentary takes you through the horrifying ordeal of a mother, Chris Ovenden, whose son Mark was killed in a motorbike accident where the cause was never fully resolved. It also shares harrowing tales of drink spiking incidents from an Australian expat who previously ran security at good ol’ Skygarden. And then there’s also something from Paul Conibeer, the man who ended up in Kerobokan prison due to unpaid hotel bills. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2959927/Murder-drug-overdoses-bashings-Former-inmate-notorious-Kerobokan-prison-reveals-like-inside-squalid-cells-Bali-Nine-await-execution.html
This documentary may make those with an extremely naive understanding of Bali think twice about booking their next holiday here (which is why it’s been criticized by some for sensationalism and exaggeration). But for most of us who are probably aware of these dangers, “Bali: The Dark Side of Paradise” serves as a reminder to be cautious when we’re in situations where we may be potential targets.