documentary film "The Act of Killing"

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"The Act of Killing" is a 2012 documentary film in which Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in cinematic genres, exposing the lingering impunity and psychology of perpetrators behind the 1965–66 massacres.

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instanceOf 2012 film
Indonesian documentary film
documentary film
awardReceived Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
BAFTA Award for Best Documentary
European Film Award for Best Documentary
cinematographyBy Lars Skree
coDirector Anonymous
Christine Cynn
countryOfOrigin Denmark
Indonesia
Norway
United Kingdom
criticalReception widespread acclaim
director Joshua Oppenheimer
directorCutRuntimeMinutes 159
distributor Dogwoof
Drafthouse Films
editedBy Niels Pagh Andersen
executiveProducer Errol Morris
Werner Herzog
features Adi Zulkadry
Anwar Congo
Herman Koto
focusesOn impunity for crimes against humanity
perpetrators of mass killings
psychology of killers
genre documentary
historical documentary
political documentary
hasExtendedCut The Act of Killing (director's cut)
influenced The Look of Silence
language English
Indonesian
MetacriticScore over 90
musicBy Elin Øyen Vister
narrativeDevice re-enactments of killings in various film genres
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
oscarNominationYear 2014
portraysEvent Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66
portraysOrganization Pemuda Pancasila
producer Signe Byrge Sørensen
productionCompany Final Cut for Real
releaseYear 2012
RottenTomatoesRating over 90 percent
runtimeMinutes 115
screenedAt Berlin International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
setIn Indonesia
Medan
North Sumatra
subjectMatter 1965–66 Indonesian mass killings
Indonesian anti-communist purges
death squads in Indonesia
theme memory and denial
role of cinema in shaping memory
violence and impunity
worldPremiereAt Telluride Film Festival
worldPremiereYear 2012

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Pemuda Pancasila portrayedIn documentary film "The Act of Killing"
BAFTA Award for Best Documentary notableWinner The Act of Killing
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Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 documentedIn The Act of Killing
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature hasNotableWinner The Act of Killing
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National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary hasNotableRecipient The Act of Killing
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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film notableRecipient The Act of Killing
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Pemuda Pancasila mediaDepiction The Act of Killing
subject linked to: PP
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The Look of Silence relatedWork The Act of Killing
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Niels Pagh Andersen notableWork The Act of Killing
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Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary notableWinner The Act of Killing
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