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.
- $722,714
- Elin Øyen Vister, Karsten Fundal
- $1 million
- Signe Byrge Sørensen, Joram ten Brink, Anne Köhncke, Michael Uwemedimo
Nov 8, 2012 · With Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik. A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
- Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn
- 152
- 2 min
Jul 19, 2013 · Rated: 4/5 • Aug 19, 2022. Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime.
- (554)
- Anwar Congo, Jusuf Kalla
- Joshua Oppenheimer
- Novaya Zemlya
Jul 19, 2013 · A filmmaker interviews Indonesian mass murderers who carried out an anti-Communist purge in 1965-66 and makes their own movie. The film exposes their crimes, their denial, and their remorse, as well as the corruption and violence of their society. A powerful and disturbing exploration of the nature of evil and the law.
Aug 31, 2012 · 2012. 0. The Act of Killing describes the Indonesian mass killings that occurred from 1965-66 and those who participated in it. After the country’s failed coup, Anwar Congo and his followers went on a murder spree that devastated the country. The mass killings resulted in a genocide that killed over a million people.
- (157)
- 117 min
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Jul 17, 2013 · And this is really all you need to know: “The Act of Killing” is truly one of the most intensely unsettling, frightening, riveting films I’ve seen, maybe ever. In Indonesia in 1965 a ...
THE ACT OF KILLING is about killers who have won, and the sort of society they have built. Unlike ageing Nazis or Rwandan genocidaires, Anwar and his friends have not been forced by history to admit they participated in crimes against humanity. Instead, they have written their own triumphant history, becoming role models for millions of young ...
