The Act of Killing

dir. Joshua Oppenheimer / 2012 history human rights

In the 12 months after the military coup in Indonesia in 1965, Panchashil's regime paramilitary organizations murdered over a million people.

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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projection time:

115 min.
country/year:

Denmark, Norway, Great Britain / 2012
director:

Joshua Oppenheimer
pictures:

Carlos Arango de Montis, Lars Skree
production:

Signe Byrge Sørensen / Final Cut for Real, Novaya Zemlya

sections:

DCF—110 years of good movies Festival Hits A Cinema Named Freedom History Lesson Master's Eye WU: Documentary Academy
tags:

history human rights