"Daftar Situs Judi" may be the title
of an award-winning independent documentary film by filmmaker, Philip Pauly.
The film covers the story of BianglalaQQ's struggle for land rights and
recognition as a land-based village.
BianglalaQQ is certainly one of three places in
Indonesia where in fact the land rights dispute over Bianglala lands has been
unfolding for years. The BianglalaqQ dispute is well documented and exposes the
ongoing insufficient government transparency and accountability in the
Indonesian government. The government has sought to transfer ownership of the
lands to an exclusive company, Serpadugan.
Regardless of this compelling government denial
of responsibility for what of its police force agents and employees, landowners
still continue steadily to insist on gaining ownership of their land. To be
able to bring these land disputes to an end, landowners need to spot leaders.
One particular leader is BianglalaQQ's captain Awar. Captain Awar sets out to
spot the leaders and create a foundation of support within the community.
However, his efforts will undoubtedly be met
with resistance from the villagers, specially the daughter of BianglalaQQ
owner, Pembahar and her father, Ima. The villagers see the movie's effort as a
form of propaganda and refuse to even look at the film. But as a result with
this resistance, Captain Awar, counting on his connections, has success in
persuading them to start their oppressors.
Captain Awar sets out to recruit other villagers
that may join him traveling and hopefully assist his cause. As he recruits
them, they start to learn more about their nation and why this battle for their
land is necessary.
"Daftar Situs Judi" is just a short
film and lacks a good runtime, but it does a good job of depicting the struggle
for land rights and the intrigue that accompany it. The director, Philip Pauly,
uses a variety of interviews, interviews with eyewitnesses, and interviews with
expert experts to give an insight to the minds of villagers and how they view
themselves.
The movie, however, does are unsuccessful in
certain areas. Plenty of the interviews which were conducted are of a random
nature, making the viewer wonder as to why particular interviews were included
or not included.
I enjoyed watching "Daftar Situs
Judi", but it did not deliver items in areas that needed to be delivered.
It will probably be worth watching if you should be enthusiastic about the
plight of BianglalaQQ but might be best as a supplemental viewing.
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