The Look of Silence
2015
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The Act of Killing is a 2012 film that follows Anwar Congo, a former death squad leader in Indonesia, as he re-enacts his killings and faces his conscience. The film explores the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 and the role of film noir in the genocide.
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...
In a country where killers are celebrated as heroes, the filmmakers challenge unrepentant death squad leader Anwar Congo and his friends to dramatise their role in genocide.
A documentary about Indonesian mass murderers who reenact their crimes and confess their atrocities. The film exposes the corruption, denial and relativism that still haunt the society 40 years after the anti-Communist purge.
A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in various cinematic genres. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and learn about the historical context and the Oscar nomination of this controversial film.
Feb 20, 2014 · The Oscar-nominated documentary “The Act of Killing” challenges Anwar Congo, a death squad leader during the mass killings in 1965 Indonesia, to re-enact the horrors of his past.
The Act of Killing. NEW. Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime....
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Not only is the 1965 murder of an estimated one million people honored as a patriotic act, but the killers remain in power. In a mind-bending twist, death-squad leaders dramatize their brutal ...
Jul 15, 2013 · The text that appears on-screen at the start of “The Act of Killing,” an astonishing new documentary that opens this Friday, alludes to “the direct aid of western governments,” but the ...
Jul 12, 2013 · The documentary “The Act of Killing,” which has Werner Herzog and Errol Morris as executive producers, features an Indonesian death squad leader re-enacting his crimes, often with glee.
