The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing (2012)

"A story of killers who win and the society they build."
ThumbScore
👍 83%
Critics Score
🎬 94% (RT: 96%, MC: 92)
DocumentaryHistory
Director
Joshua Oppenheimer
Runtime
2h 39m
Country
Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom
Language
Danish
TMDB Votes
745
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
92
Overview
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.
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