7 / 10
The Act of Killing
A story of killers who win, and the society they build.
2012
|
117 minutes
In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. 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.
Genres
Images
Recommendations
6.1 / 10
2013
Computer Chess
6.7 / 10
2016
Cameraperson
7.2 / 10
2014
Last Days in Vietnam
6.3 / 10
2015
The Daughter
6.1 / 10
2012
Revolution
5.8 / 10
1955
Sea Countrymen
6.5 / 10
2011
Amateur
6.8 / 10
2005
Viva Zapatero!
5.6 / 10
1988
Some Girls
7.1 / 10
2018
End Game
7.2 / 10
2006
Honour of the Knights
6.2 / 10
2012
Doomsday Book
7.2 / 10
2012
More Than Honey
7.5 / 10
2014
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
7.3 / 10
1928
The Wind
6.5 / 10
2012
Sleepwalk with Me
7.3 / 10
2012
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
7.1 / 10
2013
Omar
6.1 / 10
2014