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In this chilling and inventive documentary, executive produced by Errol Morris (The Fog Of War) and Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man), the filmmakers examine a country where death squad leaders are celebrated as heroes, challenging them to reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of the American movies they love. The hallucinatory result is a cinematic fever dream, an unsettling journey deep into the imaginations of mass murderers and the shockingly banal regime of corruption and impunity they inhabit. Shaking audiences at the 2012 Toronto and Telluride Film Festivals, The Act of Killing is an unprecedented film and, according to the Los Angeles Times, "could well change how you view the documentary form."
Original Release
11/01/2012
US Release
07/19/2013
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anwar Congo | Self - Executioner in 1965 / Self |
| Herman Koto | Self - Gangster and Paramilitary Leader / Self |
| Syamsul Arifin | Self - Governor of North Sumatra / Self |
| Ibrahim Sinik | Self - Newspaper Publisher / Self |
| Yapto Soerjosoemarno | Self - Leader of Pancasila Youth / Self |
| Safit Pardede | Self - Local Paramilitary Leader / Self |
| Jusuf Kalla | Self - Vice President of Indonesia / Self |
| Adi Zulkadry | Self - Fellow Executioner in 1965 / Self |
| Soaduon Siregar | Self - Journalist / Self |
| Suryono | Self - Anwar's Neighbor / Self |
Directors
Anonymous, Christine Cynn, Joshua Oppenheimer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anwar Congo | Self - Executioner in 1965 / Self |
| Herman Koto | Self - Gangster and Paramilitary Leader / Self |
| Syamsul Arifin | Self - Governor of North Sumatra / Self |
| Ibrahim Sinik | Self - Newspaper Publisher / Self |
| Yapto Soerjosoemarno | Self - Leader of Pancasila Youth / Self |
| Safit Pardede | Self - Local Paramilitary Leader / Self |
| Jusuf Kalla | Self - Vice President of Indonesia / Self |
| Adi Zulkadry | Self - Fellow Executioner in 1965 / Self |
| Soaduon Siregar | Self - Journalist / Self |
| Suryono | Self - Anwar's Neighbor / Self |
| Haji Marzuki | Self - Member of North Sumatra Parliament / Self |
| Haji Anif | Self - Paramilitary Leader and Businessman / Self |
| Sakhyan Asmara | Self - Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport / Self |
| Barack Obama | Self |
| Rahmat Shah | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Torstein Grude | Executive Producer |
| Werner Herzog | Executive Producer |
| Errol Morris | Executive Producer |
| Andre Singer | Executive Producer |
| Bjarte Mørner Tveit | Executive Producer |
| Joram ten Brink | Executive Producer |
| Joshua Oppenheimer | Producer |
| Anonymous | Producer |
| Christine Cynn | Producer |
| Maria Kristensen | Producer |
| Anne Köhncke | Producer |
| Lizzy Ratner | Producer |
| Signe Byrge Sørensen | Producer |
| Michael Uwemedimo | Producer |
| Joram ten Brink | Producer |
Editors
Erik Andersson, Mariko Montpetit, Janus Billeskov Jansen, Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Nils Pagh Andersen
Clips
The Act Of Killing: Winner
The Act Of Killing: Jeans
The Act Of Killing: Crazy
The Act Of Killing: Cruelty And Image
The Act Of Killing: Anwar On The Roof
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2014 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
