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In one particularly chilling scene, a gang member describes destroying a village and raping its inhabitants, saying 14 year old girls were the best.Ī riveting and telling documentary some are calling a masterpiece is a must see film about events most people have either forgotten or have never heard about: the genocide of upwards of 1,000,000 people in Indonesia on the 1960’s. They killed with impunity Chinese, communists, and whoever opposed the authoritarian regime of General Suharto. JAGAL (The Act of Killing)Anwar Congo dan kawan-kawannya menari-nari sepanjang adegan musikal, menyiksa tahanan dalam adegan gangster bergaya film noir, lalu. But some did not think what they did was wrong since they were never held accountable and were even praised for what they did and still receive praise to this day. Many of the gangsters admitted the killings were wrong and some suffered from gruesome nightmares from the past killings. The word “gangster” was said to be the Indonesian word for “free man.”
#The act of killing (2012) movie#
They imitated their movie heroes such as Al Pacino and Marlon Brando.
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These gang members were common thugs who were influenced by American movies like Scarface and The Godfather. The resulting effect of the multiple genres chosen by the older gangsters was quite surreal and jarring.
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The executive producers of the film were Werner Herzog and Errol Morris. I found it very interesting that much of the rest of the crew was listed as Anonymous. The film was directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and Anonymous. These older gangsters were encouraged to choose their own film genre in which to reenact these murders. The movie features the chilling confession of Anwar Congo, who took part in the mass killings almost 50 years ago. A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. back to haunt us with the screening of The Act of Killing by US lmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer. The Act of Killing is a documentary type of film that depicts former Indonesian death squad members reenacting their real life mass killings from the 1960’s. The Act of Killing (365) 8.2 2 h X-Ray NR.