Pesta Babi - full movie now online

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The controversial documentary film covering the situation in West Papua is now online.

 

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The Straits Times has an article about the release of the film on Youtube after multiple instances of censorship and/or intimidation.

A documentary that Indonesian authorities tried to silence has been watched more than six million times on YouTube in just three days.

Film-makers uploaded Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme Di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism In Our Time) on May 22 following a wave of disrupted screenings across Indonesia. For many observers, it was a textbook Streisand effect: The harder officials tried to suppress it, the louder it became.

...screenings were disrupted or cancelled in several cities, including Ternate in North Maluku, Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara, and Bandung in West Java.

...attempts to suppress the film had “turned a limited-distribution documentary into a nationwide conversation” about Papua, censorship and state power.

 

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The Straits Times has an article about the release of the film on Youtube after multiple instances of censorship and/or intimidation.

Streisand effect.

It would be interesting when one of these movies gets an Oscar or something like that.

 

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Papua film 'Pesta Babi' bypasses censorship

Authorities' attempts to silence the Papua film 'Pesta Babi' backfired, drawing millions of views online and sparking debate on censorship. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Is this the same one

 

[centurion]

Sexy Killers from the same author had 37 millions view on Youtube and almost 100.000 comments.

 

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17K views · 158 reactions | Indonesian authorities have shut down several screenings of a 90-minute documentary about Papua. The film Pesta Babi, which translates to ‘Pig Feast’, exposes widespread land-clearing driven by state projects in the Papua

Indonesian authorities have shut down several screenings of a 90-minute documentary about Papua. The film Pesta Babi, which translates to ‘Pig Feast’, exposes widespread land-clearing driven by state...

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the words of the vice chief from the university
this film is no good to watch
better to watch football together...........aduhhhh aduhhh

 

[Balifrog]

I just watched it.
I can not find the right words to express my thoughts.
Sadness would be appropriate, not only for what is happening but also looking at the living conditions of the people there in 2026, in a province of a developing Asian tiger....
And I thought life was poor in the Missus hamlet in Java....

Being an immigrant, I is not my business to judge the political aspect.

 

[John indonesia]

I have noticed that many politicians and political activists lie to make their point. That in mind, I stopped believing them years ago.
This film might well have some truth in it, but I'd be willing to bet the level of dramatisation and fact cherry picking is pretty high.

 

[Balifrog]

I have noticed that many politicians and political activists lie to make their point. That in mind, I stopped believing them years ago.
This film might well have some truth in it, but I'd be willing to bet the level of dramatisation and fact cherry picking is pretty high.

Very true, as the idea is to get a message through.
But still, there is a sad subject.

 

[harryopal1]

One should not underestimate the likely brutality of an occupying military force.

 

[pantaiema]

I have noticed that many politicians and political activists lie to make their point. That in mind, I stopped believing them years ago.
This film might well have some truth in it, but I'd be willing to bet the level of dramatisation and fact cherry picking is pretty high.

Keep in mind that separatist groups have been around in this region for a long time. It's not surprising that they might use this kind of narrative to gain support from politicians and foreign countries, so there is naturally an incentive to make the issue look more dramatic.

True, there is a real problem with forests being cleared and replaced by plantations or fields. The documentary shows that a lot of these huge land concessions are owned by just a handful of powerful billionaire families. But this isn't something that's only happening in Papua, but it's a problem you can see across Indonesia. Papua just gets more attention because it's rich in natural resources. The root cause of this is well known corruption, abused of power.

Even if the separatist movement succeeds, is there any guarantee that ordinary people in Papua will have better lives? History shows, this is hardly the case.Internationally, you only need to look at some resource-rich countries in Africa where independence or political change didn't necessarily improve living standards for most people.. In the local scale, not separasitism but give the local people the power and authority to make a change, just look at the former Governor of Papua from 2013-2023 Lucas Enembe; raised, educated in Papua of Papuan origin and ethnicity. Did he make Papua more prosperous or he just enriched himself ??

Indonesia & Corruption: a few articles in the past few weeks

Another new mega corruption case involving the Agricultural Minister, This guy has been officially arrested. IDR13.9 https://www.kompas.tv/video/452050/syahrul-yasin-limpo-resmi-ditahan-kpk-uang-rp-13-9-miliar-dipakai-untuk-keperluan-pribadi Government funds under his control amounting to Rp...

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The same thing with Natalius Pigai he was born, educated and raised in Papua. After he was appointed to become Minister of Human right, what did he do in human right violation especially in Papua region. What he did instead is he wanted to have University of human right across Indonesia with proposed budget of Rp20T.

As for militarisation, it's largely a response to the separatist movement. Very few countries would allow a separatist movement to grow without pushing back, especially a country like Indonesia, which is an archipelago and is particularly sensitive to separatism

If Papua were to separate, what happens if other resource-rich regions like East Kalimantan, Central / Southeast Sulawesi, or Riau start demanding the same thing? In the end, it's usually ordinary people who suffer the most from instability and conflict. Wealthy people can move their money abroad or relocate to another country, but regular people don't have that luxury.