The film follows individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, wherein alleged communists and people opposed to the New Order regime were tortured and killed, with the killers, many becoming gangsters, still in power throughout the country.

The Act of Killing: Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn. With Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik. 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 ...

2022年5月10日 · The Act of Killing (Indonesian: Jagal, meaning "Butcher") is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and co-directed by Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian. The film is about the citizens who participated in the Indonesian killings of 1965–66.

2012年8月31日 · The Act of Killing presents a chilling and surreal insight into the minds of former Indonesian death squad leaders. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, it focuses on Anwar Congo and his associates, who were responsible for countless murders during Indonesia’s anti-communist purge in 1965-66.

A 2014 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature, this film follows two former Indonesian death squad leaders as they reenact war atrocities. Watch trailers & learn more.

Nominated for an Academy Award®, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (one of the executive producers) could imagine. This film explores a horrifying era in Indonesian history and provides a window into modern Indonesia, where corruption reigns.

The Act Of Killing | Documentary | A film by Joshua Oppenheimer | released 2012 | 159 min In a country where killers are celebrated as heroes, the filmmakers challenge unrepentant death squad leader Anwar Congo and his friends to dramatise their role in genocide.

Not only is the 1965 murder of an estimated one million people honored as a patriotic act, but the killers remain in power. An Oscar® nominee and the most honored documentary of 2013, this dreamlike, terrifying film asks Indonesian death-squad …

One of the greatest documentaries ever made, filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer and documentary titans, Werner Herzog and Errol Morris examine a country where Indonesian death squad leaders are celebrated as heroes, challenging them to reenact their real-life mass-killings via musical numbers, action and comedy sequences and other genres of the Americ...