The Act of Killing - L'atto di uccidere (2012)
Nel 1965, con un colpo di stato, l'esercito depone il governo indonesiano. In meno di un anno chiunque si opponga alla dittatura militare viene accusato di comunismo e trucidato con l'appoggio della Gioventù di Pancasila. Appartenenti ai sindacati e alla minoranza etnica cinese, contadini privati della propria terra e intellettuali sono giustiziati dai paramilitari e da piccoli fuorilegge dediti al bagarinaggio di biglietti del cinema presto elevati allo stato di killer spietati. Gli assassini di ieri oggi sono uomini benestanti che hanno accettato di ricreare le scene delle loro torture e esecuzioni, adattandole ai generi cinematografici preferiti: western, musical e gangster movie.
Direttore: 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 | Christine Cynn | Producer |
| Production | Torstein Grude | Executive Producer |
| Production | Werner Herzog | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maria Kristensen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Anne Köhncke | Producer |
| Production | Errol Morris | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lizzy Ratner | Associate Producer |
| Production | André Singer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Signe Byrge Sørensen | Producer |
| Production | Joram ten Brink | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bjarte Mørner Tveit | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Uwemedimo | Producer |
| Editing | Nils Pagh Andersen | Editor |
| Editing | Erik Andersson | Editor |
| Editing | Charlotte Munch Bengtsen | Editor |
| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen | Editor |
| Editing | Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas | Editor |
| Editing | Mariko Montpetit | Editor |
| Crew | Heidi Elise Christensen | Post-Production Manager |
| Crew | Helga Høegh-Krohn | Post-Production Manager |
| Crew | Maria Kristensen | Post-Production Manager |
| Sound | Henrik 'Gugge' Garnov | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gunn Tove Grønsberg | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elin Øyen Vister | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Christopher Berge Hove | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Tom Christer Lilletvedt | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Christine Cynn | Co-Director |
| Camera | Lars Skree | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Carlos Arango De Montis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Anonymous | Co-Director |
| Production | Joram ten Brink | Producer |
| Editing | Tom Christer Lilletvedt | Colorist |
| Crew | Rosie Thomas | Thanks |
| Production | Joshua Oppenheimer | Producer |
| Camera | Anonymous | Director of Photography |