The Act of Killing
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
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.
- Released
- 1 Nov 2012
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Also known as
- L'atto di uccidere, Jagal, The Act of Killing - Der Akt des Tötens, O Ato de Matar
- Country
- Denmark
- Language
- Danish
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Cinematography
- Anonymous, Carlos Arango De Montis, Lars Skree
- Editors
- Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Erik Andersson and 3 others
- Elsewhere
- TMDB
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Cast
Anwar Congo
Self - Executioner in 1965
Herman Koto
Self - Gangster & Paramilitary Leader
Syamsul Arifin
Self - Governor of North Sumatra
Ibrahim Sinik
Self - Newspaper Publisher
Yapto Soerjosoemarno
Self - Leader of Pancasila Youth
Safit Pardede
Self - Local Paramilitary Leader
Jusuf Kalla
Self - Vice President of Indonesia
Adi Zulkadry
Self - Fellow Executioner in 1965
Suryono
Self - Anwar's Neighbor
Haji Marzuki
Self - Member of North Sumatra Parliament
Haji Anif
Self - Paramilitary Leader & Businessman
Rahmat Shah
Self - Member of Parliament
