Synopsis
After befriending documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various American film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
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Details
- Released
- 1 November 2012
- Runtime
- 2h 39m
- Director
- Joshua Oppenheimer
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $722,714
- Countries
- Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom
- Languages
- Indonesian
- Production
- Final Cut for Real, Piraya Film, Novaya Zemlya, Spring Films
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Cast
- AAnwar Congo
- HHerman Koto
- SSyamsul Arifin
- IIbrahim Sinik
- YYapto Soerjosoemarno
- SSafit Pardede
- JJusuf Kalla
- AAdi Zulkadry
- SSuryono
- HHaji Marzuki