Complete credited cast: | |||
Anwar Congo | ... | Himself - Executioner in 1965 | |
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Herman Koto | ... | Himself - Gangster and Paramilitary Leader |
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Syamsul Arifin | ... | Himself - Governor of North Sumatra |
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Ibrahim Sinik | ... | Himself - Newspaper Publisher |
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Yapto Soerjosoemarno | ... | Himself - Leader of Pancasila Youth |
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Safit Pardede | ... | Himself - Local Paramilitary Leader |
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Jusuf Kalla | ... | Himself - Vice President of Indonesia |
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Adi Zulkadry | ... | Himself - Fellow Executioner in 1965 |
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Soaduon Siregar | ... | Himself - Journalist |
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Suryono | ... | Himself - Anwar's Neighbor |
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Haji Marzuki | ... | Himself - Member of North Sumatra Parliament (as Marzuki) |
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Haji Anif | ... | Himself - Paramilitary Leader and Businessman |
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Rahmat Shah | ... | Himself - Member of Parliament |
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Sakhyan Asmara | ... | Himself - Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport |
A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
It seems almost trivial to "rate" a movie that is this important but like some of the tothers i have given it a 10 because people need to see it.
I have never been as completely chilled by a film in my life, and I have seen plenty of brutal documentaries. The atrocities committed by the Indonesian death squads, and so vividly re-enacted, are not easy to watch and I expect that many people would rather just turn away and ignore them, but you owe it to yourselves to sit through them.
I have just finished reading Steven Pinker's excellent book The Better Angels of Our Nature in which he argues that humanity is far less violent now than we have ever been. That may be so, but if you are looking for a compelling counter-argument you can start with this film. I can assure that that you will never forget it.