The Act of Killing

Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom

2012

116 Min

Color

1.78:1

Indonesian, English

Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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DIR Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn

EXEC Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Andre Singer, Joram ten Brink

PROD Signe Byrge Sørensen, Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, Joram ten Brink, Michael Uwemedimo, Anne Köhncke, Torstein Grude

DP Lars Skree, Carlos Arango de Montis

ED Niels Pagh Andersen, Janus Billeskov Jansen, Mariko Montpetit, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas Mestre

SOUND Gunn Tove Grønsberg, Henrik Garnov

Toronto (TIFF Docs), Telluride (Show), Berlinale (Panorama Dokumente): Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Panorama Audience Award, SXSW (Festival Favorites), San Francisco (Documentaries)

Synopsis

In a place where killers are celebrated as heroes, these filmmakers challenge unrepentant death-squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. The result is a surreal, cinematic journey, not only into the memories and imaginations of mass murderers, but also into a frighteningly banal regime of corruption and impunity. –TIFF

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pandakuma

11May13

every indonesian should watch this!

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Pedja

10May13

Extraordinary story about the man who swallows thousands of graves he made.

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Samuel Andrade

5May13

★★★★★ the absolute awareness of cruelty.

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matteo

4May13

A harrowing, disturbing documentary that blurs the distinction between reality and simulation. The most powerful scenes are set in a shopping mall, where a 1965 killer is enjoying conspicuous consumption with his family. It would be easy to dismiss these criminals as psychopaths. The lassitude/complicity of western governments, the transparency of their abominable acts cast a dark shadow on humanity as a whole.

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