In 1965, General Suharto led a bloody purge of suspected "communists" in Indonesia, resulting in the estimated deaths of 500,000 to 1,000,000 people. The documentary "40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy" shares the testimonies of four individuals and their families, who break the silence on the mass-killings and the subsequent authoritarian rule of Suharto. The film explores the experiences of survivors and their families, who were subjected to stigmatization and brutalization, and their attempts to find closure and recognition in modern-day Indonesia.
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy
The 1965 purge in Indonesia was a brutal campaign of mass killings that resulted in the deaths of 500,000 to 1,000,000 people, as General Suharto's regime mercilessly targeted suspected "communists".
