The act of killing

The act of killing /

"The act of killing" is an examination of the murder of political dissidents in Indonesia by government sponsored death squads in the years following the military coup in 1965, in which the filmmakers were successful in persuading those responsible to reenact the killings for the camera in...

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Other Authors: Congo, Anwar (Actor, interviewee (expression),), Koto, Herman (Actor, interviewee (expression),), Arifin, Sjamsul (Actor, interviewee (expression),), Kalla, M. Jusuf, 1942- (Actor, interviewee (expression),), Arango de Montis, Carlos (director of photography.), Skree, Lars (director of photography.), Morris, Errol
Format: Video DVD
Language:Indonesian
English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Final Cut for Real ApS, 2012.
Edition:Theatrical version and Director's cut.
Series:Drafthouse Films (Series) ; no. 14.
Subjects:
Pemuda Pancasila (Organization)
1965
Targeted killing > Indonesia.
Death squads > Indonesia.
Death squads.
Targeted killing.
Indonesia > History > Coup d'état, 1965.
Indonesia.
Historical films.
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Social problem films.
Feature films.
Feature films > Denmark.
Feature films > Norway.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films > Finland.
Foreign language films > Indonesian.
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Summary:"The act of killing" is an examination of the murder of political dissidents in Indonesia by government sponsored death squads in the years following the military coup in 1965, in which the filmmakers were successful in persuading those responsible to reenact the killings for the camera in the fashion of American movies.
Item Description:Program content: ©2012.
Special features: Disc 1: Interview with Oppenheimer on Democracy now (45 min.); Vice presents: Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on The act of killing; Deleted scenes; Trailers. Disc 2: Audio commentary with Joshua Oppenheimer and Werner Herzog. 40 page booklet featuring an essay "The murders of Gonzago" by Errol Morris; Digital download.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (122 min., 166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (37 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1; 1.85:1.
Awards:Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature (2013).
Production Credits:Cinematographers, Carlos Arango de Montis, Lars Skree, Anonymous ; editors, Niels Pagh Andersen, Janus Billeskov Jansen, Mariko Montpetit, Ariadna Fatjo-Vilas Mestre, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Erik Andersson ; choreographer, Anonymous ; costumes, Anonymous.

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