In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. 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.
| Title | The Act of Killing |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom, Indonesia |
| Studio | Final Cut for Real, Piraya Film, Novaya Zemlya, Spring Films |
| Cast | Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno, Safit Pardede |
| Crew | Simon Lereng Wilmont (Thanks), Joshua Oppenheimer (Director), Errol Morris (Executive Producer), Torstein Grude (Executive Producer), Joshua Oppenheimer (Co-Producer), Christine Cynn (Producer) |
| Keyword | corruption, indonesia, genocide, indonesian genocide, political documentary, social & cultural documentary |
| Release | Nov 01, 2012 |
| Runtime | 117 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.70 / 10 by 699 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 1,000,000 |
| Revenue | 722,714 |
| Language | Bahasa indonesia |
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