The Act of Killing
2012, Film, 117 min, Biography, Crime, Documentary, Danish, Denmark, MoviePedia score 83
A story of killers who win and the society they build.
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.
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn
Cast
- Anwar Congo as Self - Executioner in 1965
- Herman Koto as Self - Gangster and Paramilitary Leader
- Syamsul Arifin as Self - Governor of North Sumatra
- Ibrahim Sinik as Self - Newspaper Publisher
- Yapto Soerjosoemarno as Self - Leader of Pancasila Youth
- Safit Pardede as Self - Local Paramilitary Leader
- Jusuf Kalla as Self - Vice President of Indonesia
- Adi Zulkadry as Self - Fellow Executioner in 1965
- Soaduon Siregar as Self - Journalist
- Suryono as Self - Anwar's Neighbor
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