The Look of Silence
2015
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The film follows individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, wherein alleged communists and people against the New Order regime were tortured and killed, with the killers, many becoming gangsters, still in power throughout the country.
Nov 8, 2012 · A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in various cinematic genres. The film explores the impact of the 1965 genocide on the society and the killers' conscience.
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- Documentary, Biography, Crime
- Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn
- 2012-11-08
Jul 17, 2013 · A documentary that follows the death squad leaders of Indonesia's 1965 massacre as they reenact their crimes and boast of their atrocities. The film exposes the banality of evil, the power of storytelling, and the haunting legacy of violence and impunity.
Jul 19, 2013 · Raw, terrifying, and painfully difficult to watch, The Act of Killing offers a haunting testament to the edifying, confrontational power of documentary cinema. Filmmakers expose the horrifying...
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- Anwar Congo, Jusuf Kalla
- Joshua Oppenheimer
- Novaya Zemlya
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Feb 20, 2014 · Joshua Oppenheimer's Oscar-nominated film follows former death squad leaders who boastfully reenact their war crimes in Hollywood style. The director explores the psychology and legacy of the 1965 massacres in Indonesia.
The Act of Killing lets the killers explain their actions in an unusual way. Director Joshua Oppenheimer takes viewers on an unsettling journey through the history and psychology of men who killed without justice or remorse, who not only prospered from their deeds, but remain in power to this day.
