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The Act of Killing

A story of killers who win and the society they build.
A story of killers who win and the society they build.
Documentary, History - 2012
The Act of Killing
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After befriending documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various American film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
Director:
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Joshua Oppenheimer
,
Christine Cynn
Cast:
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Syamsul Arifin
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Anwar Congo
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Herman Koto
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Ibrahim Sinik
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Yapto Soerjosoemarno

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Details

Runtime:
159 min
Release date:
1 Nov 2012
Country:
DK, NO, GB
Languages:
Indonesian
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$722,714
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 55 wins & 46 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Bizarre, hypnotic, audacious.
– James Adams,
Globe and Mail,
16 Dec 2013
fresh:
The emotional places this troubling movie takes him to are rewardingly primal and potent, forcing both subject and viewer to wrestle with internal demons.
– Keith Uhlich,
Time Out New York,
16 Dec 2013
fresh:
I certainly do not move that the film should be suppressed, only that one should know what it is. It is a bath in a smiling madness.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
14 Nov 2013
fresh:
This stunning "documentary of the imagination" shows Anwar and other thugs staging scenes of torture and murder for the camera.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
16 Aug 2013
fresh:
In The Act of Killing, director Joshua Oppenheimer pulls off the impossible: He confronts great, incomprehensible evil and puts a human face on it.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug 2013
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