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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.
A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in various cinematic genres. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and learn about the historical context and the Oscar nomination of this controversial film.
Watch the trailer of the 2012 documentary that challenges death squad leaders in Indonesia to reenact their mass killings in the style of Hollywood movies. The Act of Killing is a...
The Act Of Killing | Documentary | A film by Joshua Oppenheimer | released 2012 | 159 min. 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.
A documentary that exposes the mass killings of communists in Indonesia and the impunity of the perpetrators. Watch the film, read critics reviews, and see the...
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Watch the trailer of The Act of Killing, a documentary that challenges former Indonesian death squad members to re-enact their murders in Hollywood style. The film...
A 2014 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature, this film follows two former Indonesian death squad leaders as they reenact war atrocities. Watch trailers & learn more.
The Oscar nominated documentary "The Act of Killing" challenges Anwar Congo, a death squad leader during the mass killings in 1965 Indonesia, to re-enact the horrors of his past. Director Joshua ...
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.
The Act of Killing. BAFTA FILM AWARD® winner. This extraordinary documentary examines a country where Indonesian death squad leaders are celebrated as heroes, challenging them to reenact their real-life mass-killings. IMDb 8.2 2 h 39 min NR.
