The Act of Killing (2012)
The Act of Killing (2012)



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Cast & Crew.

Anwar Congo
Self

Herman Koto
Self

Syamsul Arifin
Self

Ibrahim Sinik
Self

Yapto Soerjosoemarno
Self

Safit Pardede
Self

Jusuf Kalla
Self

Adi Zulkadry
Self

Haji Anif
Self

Sakhyan Asmara
Self

Soaduon Siregar
Self

Suryono
Self

Haji Marzuki
Self

Rahmat Shah
Self

Simon Lereng Wilmont
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Joshua Oppenheimer
Director / Co-Producer

Christine Cynn
Producer / Co-Director / Co-Producer

Torstein Grude
Executive Producer / Co-Producer

Werner Herzog
Executive Producer

Maria Kristensen
Associate Producer / Post-Production Manager

Anne Köhncke
Producer

Errol Morris
Executive Producer

Lizzy Ratner
Associate Producer

André Singer
Executive Producer

Signe Byrge Sørensen
Producer

Joram ten Brink
Executive Producer / Producer

Bjarte Mørner Tveit
Executive Producer / Co-Producer

Michael Uwemedimo
Producer

Nils Pagh Andersen
Editor

Erik Andersson
Editor

Charlotte Munch Bengtsen
Editor

Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor

Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas
Editor

Mariko Montpetit
Editor

Heidi Elise Christensen
Post-Production Manager

Helga Høegh-Krohn
Post-Production Manager

Henrik 'Gugge' Garnov
Sound Editor

Gunn Tove Grønsberg
Sound Editor

Elin Øyen Vister
Sound Designer

Christopher Berge Hove
Visual Effects
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Details.
Release DateNovember 1, 2012
Original NameJagal
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$722,714
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The Act of Killing (Indonesian: Jagal, lit. 'Butcher') is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, with Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian co-directing. 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 film was mostly filmed in Medan, North Sumatra, following the executioner Anwar Congo and his acquaintances as they, upon Oppenheimer's request, re-enact their killings and talk about their actions openly, also following Congo's psychological journey facing the topic.
A co-production between Denmark, Indonesia, Norway and the United Kingdom, it is presented by Final Cut for Real in Denmark and produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen, with Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Joram ten Brink and Andre Singer in executive producer roles. The film was conceived following Oppenheimer and Cynn's Indonesian documentary film The Globalisation Tapes (2003), which depicted survivors of the killings, who ideated The Act of Killing. They interviewed 40 people who were unexpectedly boastful about their actions, before taking an interest on Congo in 2005 due to his humanist quality. Filming occurred up to 2011 with an Indonesian team largely credited anonymous. Oppenheimer described the process as taking a psychological toll on their mental health. The film was edited by a team of four.
The Act of Killing premiered on 31 August 2012 at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States, which was followed by more festival and theatrical screenings up to 2014. The initial releases used a 120-minute cut, with the 2013 television airings trimming it further up to 95 minutes. Due to its positive reception, the 160-minute director's cut, previously only shown in Indonesia, was released for international audiences. The Indonesian release began on 1 November 2012 secretly, but public releases were later seen, and popularity spiked in the country too. It was later released for free online only for people in Indonesia. The film received widespread acclaim from critics for its method in tackling the subject, blending surrealism with realism. It has entered lists of the best films by various critics, and has earned various accolades including a British Academy Film Award.
The film has become subject to scholarly analysis regarding documentary filmmaking, and the mass killings itself. It has also helped catalyse a wide conversation regarding the events in Indonesia, with the reality of what happened more known, especially with the Western world's direct involvement. In China, the film sparked outrage due to the depiction of the gangsters extorting money from Chinese Indonesians. The Indonesian government has not given positive responses, claiming that it is a misleading portrayal of the country's history. A spiritual successor, The Look of Silence, was released in 2014; it depicts the family of a victim as they encounter the killers and understand further on what happened.
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