Release Date
2012-11-01
Status
Released
Original Title
The Act of Killing
Runtime
2h 39m
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$722,714
Original Language
DA
Production Countries
Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom
Production Companies
Final Cut for Real, Piraya Film, Novaya Zemlya, Spring Films
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.
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