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The Look of Silence
Documentary, History - 2014
The Look of Silence
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An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.
Director:
,
Joshua Oppenheimer
Cast:
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Joshua Oppenheimer
,
Ted Yates
,
Adi Rukun
,
M.Y. Basrun
,
Amir Hasan
,
Inong
,
Kemat
,
Amir Siahaan

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Details

Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
11 Sep 2014
Country:
DK, FI, ID, NO, GB, US
Languages:
Indonesian, Javanese, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$332,710
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 48 wins & 45 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
While not as mind-blowing or surprising as "Killing," "The Look of Silence" is perhaps the more necessary film.
– Erik McClanahan,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
9 Apr 2015
rotten:
Feels more like an extended DVD extra to Oppenheimer's genre-defying previous film than a stand-alone documentary.
– Alonso Duralde,
TheWrap,
2 Apr 2015
fresh:
Oppenheimer throws into sharp relief the contrast between Adi and the murderers' perspectives, and thus the terrifying tension that engulfs the country as a whole.
– Nick Schager,
Village Voice,
23 Sep 2014
fresh:
What a combination of misery and uplift this movie is.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
11 Sep 2014
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