3 Facts About Penumpasan Pengkhianatan G 30 S PKI Movie, Which Is Screened Once A Year

JAKARTA - Every September 30, the screening of the film Penumpasan Pengkhianatan G 30 S PKI creates pros and cons in the community. This film became phenomenal because it became a propaganda medium for the New Order government. Every year this film is screened and school students are required to watch it.

Film shows have stopped since the reformation era, to be precise in 1998, during the era of the Minister of Information, Yunus Yosfiah. Many parties doubted the historical truth in the film, including protests from the Indonesian Air Force who felt they were being cornered in this bloody incident.

Despite the pros and cons, this film has become a part of Indonesian history. It's not just about telling the dark history of Indonesia in 1965. Here are the facts about the film Penumpasan Pengkhianatan G 30 S PKI.

1. Done by Professional Filmmakers

Even though it is called Suharto government propaganda, this film is done by a professional filmmaker. From the scriptwriters, directors, film players, and crew, they were the best people in Indonesian cinema at that time.

Penumpasan Pengkhianatan G 30 S PKI was directed by Arifin C Noer. The scenario was written based on the book Tragedi Nasional Percobaan Kup G 30 S/PKI by military historian Nugroho Notosusanto and investigator Ismail Saleh.

While in the lineup, there are Untung Sjamsuri, Amoroso Katamsi, Umar Kayam, Syubah, Ade Irawan, Sofiaa WD. They were big names in their era.

2. Win the Citra Trophy and Anthemas

This film was nominated in the Indonesian Film Festival in 1984. Arifin C Noer managed to bring home the Citra Cup as the best screenwriter. In addition, in 1985, still, at the Indonesian Film Festival, the film Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI received the Antemas Cup award for the best-selling featured film category from 1984 to 1985 which reached an audience of 699,282 people.

3. Most Viewers because Must Watch

Since it was broadcasted in 1984, the New Order government imposed every student at all levels, civil servants, local companies to watch this film every September 30th. Besides being shown on the big screen several times, the film is finally shown on TVRI every September 30 at 10.00 western Indonesia time.

Because it was mandatory to watch, including the mobilization of students and government employees to watch, the film G 30 S PKI was chosen to be the film that was screened and watched the most. A survey conducted by TEMPO Magazine in 2002 showed that at least 97 percent of the 1,101 students surveyed had watched it and about 87 percent had watched it more than once.

This year, tvOne again screened the film Penumpasan Pengkhianatan Gerakan 30 S PKI, on Thursday, September 30 at 21.00 western Indonesia time. "As a television that focuses on news programs, it has become imperative for tvOne to always present films that are closely related to the nation's history. The G30S film has become a routine program that we must broadcast every year," said Reva Deddy Utama, Program Director and Production tvOne when contacted Tuesday, September 28.