The Act of Killing

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gptkbp:instanceOf documentary film
gptkbp:analyzes the nature of evil
gptkbp:boxOffice $1.5 million
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:culturalImpact raised awareness of historical atrocities
gptkbp:depicts the 1965-66 Indonesian killings
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:Joshua_Oppenheimer
gptkbp:discusses political violence
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:explores memory and trauma
gptkbp:features former_Indonesian_death_squad_leaders
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:Indonesian_mass_killings
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Look_of_Silence
gptkbp:genre documentary
gptkbp:hasAppearedIn film festivals worldwide
gptkbp:hasAwards gptkb:European_Film_Award_for_Best_Documentary
gptkbp:hasCitations discussions on ethics in filmmaking
gptkbp:hasFilm universities
community events
museums
a medium for reflection
gptkbp:hasGoals academic studies
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn filmmakers
gptkbp:hasTheme gptkb:Roger_Ebert
provocative
challenging
groundbreaking
unsettling
guilt and complicity
important for historical memory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Act of Killing
gptkbp:influencedBy the concept of performance
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith human rights advocacy
gptkbp:isAvailableIn Blu-ray
DVD
streaming platforms
gptkbp:isConsidered a landmark film
a critical examination of history
a powerful documentary
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor true
gptkbp:isNotableFor its unique storytelling approach
gptkbp:isPartOf a trilogy
the discourse on genocide
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor its artistic merit
gptkbp:language Indonesian
gptkbp:narrativeStyle re-enactments
gptkbp:notableFeature perpetrators of violence
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Signe_Byrge_Sørensen
gptkbp:releasedIn 2012
gptkbp:runtime 159 minutes