Dirty Vote 2: A Four-Hour Documentary Review of a Year Nobody Enjoyed
Published · By Satya Pramesi
On 21 October 2025, *Dirty Vote II O3* arrived—exactly one year into President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s term. A four-hour documentary, free of charge, because apparently, the nation’s patience is infinite. The sequel brings back legal expert Bivitri Susanti, now flanked by an economist, because one field clearly couldn’t suffice. The film, as it turns out, is worth every minute—though that’s a low bar, given the year it dissects. A troubling one for Indonesian democracy, but then again, when hasn’t it been?
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A sequel documentary, "Dirty Vote II O3" (Dirty Vote 2), was officially released in October 2025 as a follow-up to the 2024 election documentary Dirty Vote. | Dirty Vote 2, Dirty Vote, documentary | Tempo (archived) | |
| 2 | Dirty Vote 2 breaks down events from the first year of the Prabowo-Gibran presidency, released to coincide with the one-year mark of the administration. | Dirty Vote 2, Prabowo Subianto, Gibran Rakabuming Raka | Bisnis.com (archived) | |
| 3 | Dirty Vote 2 is roughly four hours long and freely accessible to the public online. | Dirty Vote 2, documentary, runtime | Beautynesia (citing detikcom) (archived) | |
| 4 | Dirty Vote 2 features returning legal experts and campaigners from the original documentary, including Bivitri Susanti, alongside additional speakers such as an economist. | Bivitri Susanti, Dirty Vote 2, legal experts | Beautynesia (archived) |
Dirty Vote II O3 — a sequel to the 2024 election documentary Dirty Vote — was officially released online in October 2025.[1] The film is timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s administration, walking through what happened during that first year in office.[2] Running roughly four hours, the documentary is free to watch online.[3] It brings back legal experts and campaigners who appeared in the original film, including constitutional law scholar Bivitri Susanti, joined this time by additional speakers such as an economist.[4]
Indonesia Last Week’s review of the sequel opened, by the host’s account, with a wardrobe emergency upon hearing the release date. The reaction predates the channel itself — the host credits the first Dirty Vote with inspiring it. A documentary birthing a commentary channel about its own subject matter is a self-perpetuating civic-anxiety loop that no ministry has found a budget line for. Several appear to be trying.
Four hours is a serious runtime for a film with no explosions, no love triangle, and no post-credits scene. A third installment should probably not be ruled out. Indonesia Last Week’s assessment was that four hours is, if anything, modest for what the preceding months would require to document. That is less a factual claim than a mood. The film’s own runtime is on the record.
The commentary took time to clarify that nobody is paying for the endorsement. The monetization settings remain a mystery. The audience for a two-minute rundown of a four-hour constitutional documentary is small. Sponsorship requires a willing sponsor. There is no evidence anyone is. Compare that to the promotional apparatus available to a government program with a multi-trillion-rupiah budget, and the imbalance in who shapes the narrative around the country’s first year becomes plain.
What the documentary covers — a full year of governance under a new administration — is not the part Indonesia Last Week focused on.[2] The two-minute format leaves little room for institutional detail. The channel’s contribution was to vouch for the film’s credibility based on its returning cast, and to recommend it in the tone one might recommend a long swim: worthwhile, not something to attempt lightly.
The closing pitch was an invitation to shared unease. The documentary is free either way.
Sources
Original video: TikTok source