The Act of Killing is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, with Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian co-directing. The film follows individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, wherein alleged communists and people opposed to the New Order regime were tortured and killed, with the killers, many becoming gangsters, still in power throughout the country. The film was mostly filmed in Medan, North Sumatra, following the executioner Anwar Congo and his acquaintances as they, upon Oppenheimer's request, re-enact their killings and talk about their actions openly, also following Congo's psychological journey facing the topic.
The Act of Killing (2012)
Directed by Anonymous / Christine Cynn / Joshua Oppenheimer
Genres - Biography, Crime, Documentary, History, War |
Sub-Genres - Historical Film |
Release Date - Nov 1, 2012 |
Run Time - 117 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-MA
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$1,000,000
Box Office
$726,324
Themes
Tags
Act Of Killing, Corruption, Documentary Film, Genocide, Grizzly Man, Indonesia, Los Angeles Times, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Psychology
Attributes
Narrative Location: Indonesia
Subject: psychology
Subject: psychology
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Actul de a ucide
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Amal-e koshtan
IR
Az ölés aktusa
HU
Čin smaknuća
HR
De dödade om natten
FI, SE
El acto de matar
AR, MX
Fe'l alghatl
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He tappoivat öisin
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I praxi tou fonou
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Indonésie 1965 - Permis de tuer
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Jagal
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L'acte de tuer
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L'atto di uccidere
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O Acto de Matar
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O Ato de Matar
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Öldürme Eylemi
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Scena zbrodni
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Tapatöö
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The Act of Killing
AU, CA, FI, FR, DE, IN, IE, IL, NL, SG, ZA, ES, SE, GB, US
The Act of Killing - Der Akt des Tötens
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The act of killing - Directors Cut
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The act of killing - L'acte de tuer
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The Act of killing - Le génocide impuni
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Žudymo aktas
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Η πράξη του φόνου
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Акт вбивства
UA
Акт убийства
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アクト・オブ・キリング
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杀戮演绎
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殺人一舉
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액트 오브 킬링
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