THE ACT OF KILLING, 2012

United Kingdom, Denmark, Indonesia | DCP, Color, 117’ | English, Indonesian
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Cast: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin
The documentary recounts how a small gang led by Anwar and his friends, who once sold movie tickets on the black market in Indonesia, evolved into a paramilitary, far-right organization responsible for the murder of millions. Throughout the film, Anwar and his friends describe the massacres they committed in all their ordinariness, reenacting them as if they were scenes from their beloved American films. The Act of Killing offers a shocking and unforgettable cinematic experience that exposes the banality of evil and the psychology of its perpetrators in a way that traditional documentaries cannot.