The Act of Killing

Name: The Act of Killing
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2012-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.679

About The Act of Killing

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.

Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing is a 2012 documentary history film. Its themes are corruption, social & cultural documentary, genocide, and political documentary.

Anwar Congo takes the lead as Self - Executioner in 1965, Herman Koto as Self - Gangster & Paramilitary Leader, Syamsul Arifin as Self - Governor of North Sumatra, and Ibrahim Sinik as Self - Newspaper Publisher. It runs 159 minutes and was released in November 2012.

The Look of Silence, 13th, and Seaspiracy make useful companions to The Act of Killing, all filed under indonesia and indonesian genocide. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 793 votes and it carries a NR rating.