In 2012’s Oscar-nominated "The Act of Killing,” documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer gave audiences a troubling, indelible glimpse into the depths of man’s capacity for evil. In 1965 Indonesia, a military coup led to genocide, as anyone opposed to the new regime was accused of being a communist and immediately put to death. All told, more […]
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‘The Act of Killing’
Straddling the line between documentary and narrative, exploitation and exposé, the haunting “The Act of Killing” sees filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer ask the leaders of the notorious Indonesian death squads, responsible for the mass murder of more than 1 million civilians in 1965-66, to recount their most brutal crimes, then allow them the opportunity to re-enact […]
