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The Act of Killing
In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various 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.
2012 · Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · 159 min · Documentary · History · 9 frames
Tagline
A story of killers who win and the society they build.
Crew
- Cinematography: Lars Skree, Carlos Arango De Montis, Anonymous
- Edited by: Mariko Montpetit, Erik Andersson, Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen
- Produced by: Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Michael Uwemedimo, Christine Cynn
Cast
- Anwar Congo as Self - Executioner in 1965
- Herman Koto as Self - Gangster & 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
- Suryono as Self - Anwar's Neighbor
- Haji Marzuki as Self - Member of North Sumatra Parliament
Production
- Country: Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom
- Language: Indonesian
- Studios: Final Cut for Real, Piraya Film, Novaya Zemlya, Spring Films
- Budget: $1,000,000
- Box office: $722,714
- Themes: corruption, indonesia, genocide, indonesian genocide, political documentary, social & cultural documentary
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