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The Act of Killing

Joshua Oppenheimer

2012 • 1h 57m

In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities...

The Act of Killing

Official US Trailer

Cast

Anwar CongoSelf - Executioner in 1965

Herman KotoSelf - Gangster & Paramilitary Leader

Syamsul ArifinSelf - Governor of North Sumatra

Ibrahim SinikSelf - Newspaper Publisher

Yapto SoerjosoemarnoSelf - Leader of Pancasila Youth

Safit PardedeSelf - Local Paramilitary Leader

Jusuf KallaSelf - Vice President of Indonesia

Adi ZulkadrySelf - Fellow Executioner in 1965

SuryonoSelf - Anwar's Neighbor

Haji MarzukiSelf - Member of North Sumatra Parliament

Haji AnifSelf - Paramilitary Leader & Businessman

Rahmat ShahSelf - Member of Parliament

Sakhyan AsmaraSelf - Deputy Minister of Youth & Sport

Soaduon SiregarSelf

Crew

Simon Lereng Wilmont

Simon Lereng WilmontThanks

Joshua Oppenheimer

Joshua OppenheimerDirector

Christine Cynn

Christine CynnProducer

Werner Herzog

Werner HerzogExecutive Producer

Errol Morris

Errol MorrisExecutive Producer

André Singer

André SingerExecutive Producer

Charlotte Munch Bengtsen

Charlotte Munch BengtsenEditor

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Janus Billeskov JansenEditor

Gunn Tove Grønsberg

Gunn Tove GrønsbergSound Editor

Lars Skree

Lars SkreeDirector of Photography

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