The Act of Killing (2012)
A story of killers who win and the society they build.
117 min
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.
- Release date
- August 31, 2012
- Country of origin
- Norway, Denmark, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $722,714
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Trailer
Cast
- Anwar Congo as Self - Executioner in 1965
- Herman Koto as Self - Gangster and 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
- Soaduon Siregar as Self - Journalist
Crew
- Joshua Oppenheimer · Director
- Anonymous · Producer
- Anne Köhncke · Producer
- Signe Byrge Sørensen · Producer
- Joram ten Brink · Producer
- Anonymous · Cinematographer
- Carlos Arango de Montis · Cinematographer
- Lars Skree · Cinematographer
- Nils Pagh Andersen · Editor
- Erik Andersson · Editor
- Charlotte Munch Bengtsen · Editor
- Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas · Editor