In 1965, the "930 coup" took place in Indonesia, which triggered massacres against the Indonesian Communist Party and killed 500,000-1 million people. This political massacre has left a lingering haze in the hearts of Indonesians. However, due to the age, the complicated causes of the incident, and the consistent "cold handling" attitude of the Chinese and Indian governments on the matter, this incident has not Not well known to most people. In 2001, documentary director Joshua Oppenheimer went to Indonesia to film a documentary about Indonesian sweatshops, "Tape of Globalization," and inadvertently heard workers talk about the 1965 massacre. Oppenheimer was surprised that all the victims’ family members were cautiously hesitating when talking about the matter, while the executioners of the year rushed to show off their “achievements” in front of him, a Westerner. Oppenheimer was completely "scared" and began to collect information on the subject of massacre. He thought he had a sense of mission to accomplish it. He began to interview a lot of Indonesian villagers, officials and soldiers, and at the same time he was thinking about how to choose the most appropriate angle of entry in this huge subject
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The Act of Killing Creation Background
2022-01-11 08:01
Extended Reading
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Isadore 2022-04-22 07:01:43
Please Shakyamuni to deal with these executioners!
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Daniela 2022-03-29 09:01:06
Very shocking. I watched the director's cut version, because it was a screening back to my alma mater, and the director also did a Q&A on the spot. The protagonist of the documentary is the main executioner of the 1965 anti-communist massacre in Indonesia, killing more than a thousand people with his own hands. The director asked him to make a fictional film that recreated the crime he had committed, and the executioner readily agreed. It's like watching Arendt's "Mediocre Evil", but it's more shocking: the executioner gradually changed his understanding of himself in the process of directing
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Anwar Congo: It's a good family movie; plenty of humor; a great story; Wonderful scenery. It really show what's special about our country even though it's a film about death.
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Jusuf Kalla - Vice President of Indonesia: [addressing a large Pancasilla gathering] The spirit of Pancasilla Youth - which people accuse of being gangsters - Gangsters are people who work outside the system - not for the government. The word "gangster" comes from "free men". This nation needs "free men"! If everyone worked for the government - we'd be a nation of bureaucrats. We'd get nothing done. We need gangsters to get things done. Free, private men who get things done. Use your muscles! Muscles aren't for beating people up - though beating people up is sometimes needed.
[Audience laughs]
Jusuf Kalla - Vice President of Indonesia: Once more, Pancasilla! Forever! Pancasilla! Freedom!