TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) suggests that the G30S/PKI movie should be updated so that it can be more approachable and understood by the younger generation.
“Yes, watching a film about history is important, but it should be made [into a version] that can be accepted by the millennial generation,” said Jokowi following his visit to the Mangunsuko suspension bridge in Magelang, Central Java today on September 18.
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The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) planned to hold an internal screening of the G30S/PKI. It caused a controversy because it is considered as propaganda by the government at the time it was made.
TNI Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo previously stated that the screening had already been approved by Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo.
Jokowi said an updated version of the G30S/PKI film is important to make the younger generation willing to watch the movie made in 1984 and be informed about the communism and PKI.
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