The Act of Killing Creation Background

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 .