The Act of Killing
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Overview
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 OppenheimerDirector
- AnonymousCinematographer
Top billed cast
- A Anwar CongoSelf - Executioner in 1965
- H Herman KotoSelf - Gangster & Paramilitary Leader
- S Syamsul ArifinSelf - Governor of North Sumatra
- I Ibrahim SinikSelf - Newspaper Publisher
- Y Yapto SoerjosoemarnoSelf - Leader of Pancasila Youth
- S Safit PardedeSelf - Local Paramilitary Leader
- J Jusuf KallaSelf - Vice President of Indonesia
- A Adi ZulkadrySelf - Fellow Executioner in 1965
- S SuryonoSelf - Anwar's Neighbor
- H Haji MarzukiSelf - Member of North Sumatra Parliament
Trailer
90%FP
The Act of Killing
2012 • 159m
Directed by Joshua OppenheimerStarring Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno
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