The Act of Killing - L'Acte de Tuer (2012)
Lorsque Joshua Oppenheimer se rend en Indonésie pour réaliser un documentaire sur le massacre de plus d’un million d’opposants politiques en 1965, il n’imagine pas que, 45 ans après les faits, les survivants terrorisés hésiteraient à s’exprimer. Les bourreaux, eux, protégés par un pouvoir corrompu, s’épanchent librement et proposent même de rejouer les scènes d’exactions qu’ils ont commises. Joshua Oppenheimer s’empare de cette proposition dans un exercice de cinéma vérité inédit où les bourreaux revivent fièrement leurs crimes devant la caméra, en célébrant avec entrain leur rôle dans cette tuerie de masse. "Comme si Hitler et ses complices avaient survécu, puis se seraient réunis pour reconstituer leurs scènes favorites de l’Holocauste devant une caméra", affirme le journaliste Brian D. Johnson. Une plongée vertigineuse dans les abysses de l’inhumanité, une réflexion saisissante sur l’acte de tuer.
Directeur: Joshua Oppenheimer
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Anwar Congo as Self - Executioner in 1965 |
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Herman Koto as Self - Gangster & Paramilitary Leader |
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Syamsul Arifin as Self - Governor of North Sumatra |
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Ibrahim Sinik as Self - Newspaper Publisher |
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Yapto Soerjosoemarno as Self - Leader of Pancasila Youth |
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Safit Pardede as Self - Local Paramilitary Leader |
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Jusuf Kalla as Self - Vice President of Indonesia |
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Adi Zulkadry as Self - Fellow Executioner in 1965 |
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Suryono as Self - Anwar's Neighbor |
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Haji Marzuki as Self - Member of North Sumatra Parliament |
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Haji Anif as Self - Paramilitary Leader & Businessman |
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Rahmat Shah as Self - Member of Parliament |
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Sakhyan Asmara as Self - Deputy Minister of Youth & Sport |
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Soaduon Siregar as Self |
| Crew | Simon Lereng Wilmont | Thanks |
| Directing | Joshua Oppenheimer | Director |
| Production | Werner Herzog | Executive Producer |
| Production | André Singer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Torstein Grude | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anne Köhncke | Producer |
| Production | Signe Byrge Sørensen | Producer |
| Editing | Mariko Montpetit | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Christopher Berge Hove | Visual Effects |
| Production | Bjarte Mørner Tveit | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Helga Høegh-Krohn | Post-Production Manager |
| Sound | Henrik 'Gugge' Garnov | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elin Øyen Vister | Sound Designer |
| Production | Joram ten Brink | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Uwemedimo | Producer |
| Crew | Heidi Elise Christensen | Post-Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Tom Christer Lilletvedt | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Erik Andersson | Editor |
| Editing | Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas | Editor |
| Production | Maria Kristensen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lizzy Ratner | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Maria Kristensen | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Errol Morris | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Charlotte Munch Bengtsen | Editor |
| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen | Editor |
| Production | Christine Cynn | Producer |
| Editing | Nils Pagh Andersen | Editor |
| Sound | Gunn Tove Grønsberg | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Christine Cynn | Co-Director |
| Camera | Lars Skree | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Carlos Arango De Montis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Anonymous | Co-Director |
| Editing | Tom Christer Lilletvedt | Colorist |
| Production | Joram ten Brink | Producer |
| Crew | Rosie Thomas | Thanks |
| Production | Joshua Oppenheimer | Producer |
| Camera | Anonymous | Director of Photography |