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A documentary film about the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, where the killers re-enact their crimes and face their conscience. The film was acclaimed for its experimental style and its impact on the public discourse on the genocide.
Aug 31, 2012 · Watch a film that explores the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-66 and the former death-squad leader Anwar Congo. See how he re-enacts his crimes and shows remorse or not for his actions.
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- 117 min
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.
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- Documentary, Biography, Crime
- Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn
- 2012-11-08
Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime. Rent The Act of Killing on...
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- Anwar Congo, Jusuf Kalla
- Joshua Oppenheimer
- Novaya Zemlya
Jul 19, 2013 · The hallucinatory result is a cinematic fever dream, an unsettling journey deep into the imaginations of mass murderers and the shockingly banal regime of corruption and impunity they inhabit ...
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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.
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 exposes the banality of evil, the power of storytelling, and the haunting legacy of violence and impunity.
