The Act of Killing (2012)
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- 1h 57min
- Documentary, Biography
- 01 Nov 2012 (Indonesia)
- Movie
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.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 53 wins & 41 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| 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
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Barack Obama | ... |
Himself (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Joshua Oppenheimer | ||
| Anonymous | ... | (co-director) |
| Christine Cynn | ... | (co-director) |
Produced by
| Anonymous | ... | line producer / producer |
| Christine Cynn | ... | co-producer / producer |
| Torstein Grude | ... | co-producer / executive producer |
| Werner Herzog | ... | executive producer |
| Maria Kristensen | ... | associate producer |
| Anne Köhncke | ... | producer |
| Errol Morris | ... | executive producer |
| Joshua Oppenheimer | ... | co-producer |
| Lizzy Ratner | ... | associate producer |
| André Singer | ... | executive producer (as Andre Singer) |
| Signe Byrge Sørensen | ... | producer |
| Joram ten Brink | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Bjarte Mørner Tveit | ... | co-producer / executive producer |
| Michael Uwemedimo | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Anonymous | ||
| Carlos Arango de Montis | ... | (as Carlos Arango De Montis) |
| Lars Skree | ||
Film Editing by
| Nils Pagh Andersen | ... | (as Niels Pagh Andersen) |
| Charlotte Munch Bengtsen | ||
| Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas | ... | (as Ariadna Fatjo-Vilas Mestre) |
| Janus Billeskov Jansen | ||
| Mariko Montpetit | ||
Editorial Department
| Erik Andersson | ... | conform |
| Anonymous | ... | editing assistant |
| Charlotte Munch Bengtsen | ... | trailer |
| Svenne Friis | ... | technical support |
| Christopher Berge Hove | ... | conform |
| Tom Chr. Lilletvedt | ... | colorist |
| Lars Michael Reiff | ... | technical support |
| Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani | ... | technical support (as Nicolas Servide) |
| Henrik Vincent Thiesen | ... | trailer |
Makeup Department
| Anonymous | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Anonymous | ... | production manager |
| Heidi Elise Christensen | ... | post-production manager |
| Helga Høegh-Krohn | ... | post-production manager |
| Maria Kristensen | ... | post-production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Anonymous | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Anonymous | ... | carpenter / prop master |
Sound Department
| Anonymous | ... | dubbing / recording engineer |
| Henrik Garnov | ... | sound editor: Gilyd! (as Henrik Gugge Garnov) |
| Gunn Tove Grønsberg | ... | sound editor: Storyline |
| Elin Øyen Vister | ... | original sound designer |
| Ray Quintana | ... | commentary re-recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Anonymous | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Odd Brandtzægg | ... | IT engineer |
| Christopher Berge Hove | ... | visual effects |
| Tom Chr. Lilletvedt | ... | visual effects |
| Emil Thorbjørnsson | ... | motion graphics artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Anonymous | ... | gaffer / second camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anonymous | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Anonymous | ... | band / choir director / choir |
| Simon Thamdrup Jensen | ... | composer: additional music |
Transportation Department
| Anonymous | ... | driver |
Other crew
| Arvid Abrahamsen | ... | auditor |
| Anonymous | ... | animal handler / choreographer / dance coach / production assistant / runner / wrangler |
| Jan Arildslund | ... | auditor: Beierholm |
| Charlotte Armstrong | ... | subtitle consultant |
| Korthe Barfod | ... | accountant |
| Michelle Bernth | ... | production assistant |
| Lia Na'ama Ten Brink | ... | production assistant |
| Tom Brooks | ... | production assistant |
| Oliver Clasper | ... | production assistant |
| Christian Eide | ... | accountant: Vassdal & Eriksen |
| Inger Friis | ... | accountant |
| Jens Georg Hansen | ... | insurance: Lyberg & Partnere (as Jens-Georg Hansen) |
| Shusaku Harada | ... | production assistant / subtitle consultant |
| Nick Hegreberg | ... | production assistant |
| Else Helland | ... | lawyer |
| Jakob Kirstein Høgel | ... | advisor |
| Karina Lavik | ... | production assistant |
| Hans Lolk | ... | accountant |
| Lena Lundt | ... | accountant |
| Hugo Macpherson | ... | production assistant |
| Valentin Manz | ... | production assistant |
| Leon Morgan | ... | lawyer |
| Katrine Schlüter | ... | lawyer (as Katrine Schlüther Schierbeck) |
| Samuel Simon | ... | production assistant |
| Morten Staghøj | ... | auditing: Beierholm |
| Oddleiv Vik | ... | office manager |
Thanks
| Sharad Agarwal | ... | special thanks |
| Stig Andersen | ... | with the support of: Norwegian Film Institute |
| Benedict Anderson | ... | special thanks |
| Anonymous | ... | special thanks |
| Axel Arnö | ... | in collaboration with: SVT |
| Erkki Astala | ... | in collaboration with: YLE |
| Aaron Balick | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Barber | ... | special thanks |
| Evan Berland | ... | special thanks |
| Heather Berland | ... | special thanks |
| Russell Berland | ... | special thanks |
| Sarah Berland | ... | special thanks |
| Steinar Bjørkhaug | ... | with the support of: Stiftelsen Matriark |
| Steven Bognar | ... | special thanks (as Steve Bognar) |
| Dola Bonfils | ... | special thanks |
| Telse Brix | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Bronski | ... | special thanks |
| Sabine Bubeck-Paaz | ... | in collaboration with: ZDF/Arte |
| Carmel Budiardjo | ... | special thanks |
| Brady Case | ... | special thanks |
| Carol Chase | ... | special thanks |
| David Chase | ... | special thanks |
| Elliot Chase | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Chase | ... | special thanks |
| Anders V. Christensen | ... | special thanks (as Anders Christensen) |
| Charlie Clements | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Corman | ... | special thanks |
| Andreas Dalsgaard | ... | special thanks |
| Ola Hunnes Danida | ... | with the support of: Norwegian Film Institute |
| Mark Danner | ... | special thanks |
| Lucy Davis | ... | special thanks |
| Rasmus Dinesen | ... | archive material courtesy of |
| Tony Dowmunt | ... | special thanks |
| Maja Dyekjær | ... | special thanks (as Maja Giese) |
| Gareth Evans | ... | special thanks |
| Troels Faldorf | ... | special thanks |
| Hilmar Farid | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Feinen | ... | special thanks |
| Simon Field | ... | special thanks |
| Tine Fischer | ... | special thanks |
| Pat Footer | ... | special thanks |
| Kim Foss | ... | special thanks |
| Finn Gjedebo | ... | special thanks |
| Aaron Glimme | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Goodwin | ... | special thanks |
| Jesper Grand | ... | special thanks |
| Cecilie Gravesen | ... | special thanks |
| Alfred Guzzetti | ... | special thanks |
| Helle Hansen | ... | special thanks |
| Sidsel Stær Hansen | ... | special thanks (as Sidsel Hansen) |
| Shouichi Harada | ... | special thanks |
| Shusaku Harada | ... | special thanks |
| Toyomi Harada | ... | special thanks |
| Brittani Head | ... | special thanks |
| Georgia Leigh Hearn | ... | special thanks |
| Juan Hein | ... | special thanks |
| Monica Hellstrøm | ... | special thanks (as Monica Hellström) |
| Olivia Herman | ... | special thanks |
| Ariel Heryanto | ... | special thanks |
| Lena Herzog | ... | special thanks |
| Eva Hildebrand | ... | special thanks |
| Annette Hill | ... | special thanks |
| Simon Hipkins | ... | special thanks |
| Marianne Hougen-Moraga | ... | special thanks |
| Adam Hyman | ... | special thanks |
| Arine Kirstein Høgel | ... | special thanks |
| May Adadol Ingawanij | ... | special thanks |
| Jesper Jack | ... | special thanks |
| Lars Johansson | ... | special thanks |
| Søren Henrik Jørgensen | ... | special thanks |
| Ulrik Bolt Jørgensen | ... | special thanks |
| Cynthia Kane | ... | special thanks |
| Claire Kessie | ... | special thanks |
| Simon Klose | ... | special thanks |
| Nikolai Lang | ... | special thanks |
| Flemming Hedegaard Larsen | ... | in collaboration with: DR K |
| Alisa Lebow | ... | special thanks |
| Nini Leick | ... | special thanks |
| Lise Lense-Møller | ... | special thanks |
| Karolina Lidin | ... | with the support of: Nordisk Film & TV Fond |
| Artur Liebhart | ... | in collaboration with: Against Gravity |
| Irene Lusztig | ... | special thanks |
| Bojana Makavejev | ... | special thanks |
| Dusan Makavejev | ... | special thanks |
| Valentin Manz | ... | special thanks (as Valentin von Manz) |
| Richard Melman | ... | special thanks |
| Janus Metz | ... | special thanks |
| Josephine Michau | ... | special thanks |
| Daniel Morgan | ... | special thanks |
| Al Morrow | ... | special thanks |
| Robb Moss | ... | special thanks |
| David Nuzum | ... | special thanks |
| Barbara Oppenheimer | ... | special thanks |
| Carol Oppenheimer | ... | special thanks |
| Joe Oppenheimer | ... | special thanks |
| Sarah Oppenheimer | ... | special thanks |
| Mikael Opstrup | ... | special thanks |
| In-soo Radstake | ... | special thanks |
| Karen Ranucci | ... | special thanks |
| Marlene Schiött Rasmussens | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Ratner | ... | special thanks |
| Gian-Piero Ringel | ... | special thanks |
| Bente Roalsvig | ... | with the support of: Freedom of Expression Foundation |
| Benoit Roland | ... | special thanks |
| John Roosa | ... | special thanks |
| Jerry Rothwell | ... | special thanks |
| Loren Ryter | ... | special thanks |
| Sanna Salmenkallio | ... | special thanks |
| Satyajit Sarkar | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Schneider | ... | special thanks |
| Randi Schulz | ... | special thanks |
| Katinka I. Schyberg | ... | special thanks (as Katinka Schyberg) |
| Jess Search | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Sellars | ... | special thanks |
| Noga Shalev | ... | special thanks |
| Morton Simon | ... | special thanks |
| Samuel Simon | ... | special thanks |
| Katrin Sohns | ... | special thanks |
| Thomas Stenderup | ... | special thanks |
| Ida Byrge Sørensen | ... | special thanks |
| Per Byrge Sørensen | ... | special thanks |
| Anna Teeman | ... | special thanks |
| Rosie Thomas | ... | special thanks |
| Tore Tomter | ... | in collaboration with: NRK |
| Bjarte Mørner Tveit | ... | in collaboration with: Kudos Family Distribution |
| Iikka Vehkalahti | ... | in collaboration with: YLE |
| Estephan Wagner | ... | special thanks |
| Apichatpong Weerasethakul | ... | special thanks |
| Simon Lereng Wilmont | ... | special thanks |
| Nathalie Windhorst | ... | in collaboration with: VPRO |
| Elisabeth Wood | ... | special thanks |
| John Wyver | ... | special thanks |
| Andrea Luka Zimmerman | ... | special thanks (as Andrea Zimmerman) |
| Slavoj Zizek | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Final Cut for Real
- Piraya Film A/S (co-produced with)
- Novaya Zemlya (co-produced with)
- Spring Films (in association with)
Distributors
- Final Cut for Real (2012) (Denmark)
- Cinema Delicatessen (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Det Danske Filminstitut (2012) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Drafthouse Films (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Edko Films (2014) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Filmcenter Trianon (2017) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Maison Motion (2016) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Neue Visionen Filmverleih (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Transformer (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- ZED (2013) (France) (theatrical)
- Against Gravity (2013) (Poland)
- Atnine Film (2014) (South Korea)
- Canvas (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Dogwoof Pictures (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (director's cut 2-disc edition)
- Films We Like (2012) (Canada)
- I Wonder Pictures (2013) (Italy)
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2013) (Australia)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- ZDF/Arte (2014) (Germany) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gi'Lyd! (sound editing)
- Storyline Studios (sound editing)
- Hinterland (post-production services)
- NR2154 (graphics)
- 10dot1 (final cut pro technical support)
- Postyr Postproduction (trailer)
- Vassdal & Eriksen (accounting)
- Beierholm (accounting)
- Lyberg & Partnere (insurance)
- Pusat Produksi Negara Indonesia (film and footage: Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI)
- Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) (produced by: Dialog Khusus TVRI Sumatera Utara)
- Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) (courtesy of: Dialog Khusus TVRI Sumatera Utara)
- Cable News Network (CNN) (archive material courtesy of)
- Final Cut for Real (archive material courtesy of)
- Britdoc Foundation (special thanks)
- Sheffield Doc/Fest (special thanks)
- CPH: DOX (special thanks)
- CPH:FORUM (special thanks)
- DOXBIO (special thanks)
- European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) (special thanks)
- European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) (special thanks)
- Kong Gulerod Film (special thanks)
- Producentforeningen (special thanks)
- Radiator Film (special thanks)
- Vision Machine Film Project (special thanks)
- Danmarks Radio (DR) (special thanks)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (special thanks)
- Det Danske Filminstitut (with the support of)
- ES Broadcast Media (with the support of)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) (with the support of)
- University of Westminster (with the support of)
- Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond (with the support of)
- Norsk Filminstitutt (with the support of)
- Stavanger Kommunes Kulturbyfond (with the support of)
- Stiftelsen Matriark (in collaboration with)
- Freedom of Expression Foundation (with the support of)
- ZDF/Arte (in collaboration with)
- DR K (in collaboration with)
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) (in collaboration with)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (in collaboration with)
- Sveriges Television (SVT) (in collaboration with)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (in collaboration with)
- Kudos Family (in collaboration with)
- Against Gravity (in collaboration with)
Storyline
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| Taglines | A story of killers who win, and the society they build See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $722,274 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The co-director, as well as 48 other members of the film crew in 27 different positions, are credited as 'Anonymous' because they still fear revenge from the death-squad killers. The 41-year-old Indonesian who shared directing credit with Joshua Oppenheimer and Christine Cynn, could only wonder, 'How could these people tell these horrible stories so lightly and so proudly? You just want to challenge them right away. But you have to keep telling yourself to be patient, to let them tell the story the way they like. Because then we can learn something about the whole system of destruction.' See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Act of Killing (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Theme for the Act of Killing See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The name "Anonymous" appears 49 times under 27 different crew positions in the credits. This was done to protect the identities of those crew members who feared retribution from the former Indonesian death squad leaders. See more » |
| Quotes |
Anwar Congo:
Did the people I tortured feel the way I do here? I can feel what the people I tortured felt. Because here my dignity has been destroyed, and then fear come, right there and then. All the terror suddenly possessed my body. It surrounded me, and possessed me. Joshua Oppenheimer: Actually, the people you tortured felt far worse, because you knew it's only a film. They knew they were being killed. Anwar Congo: But I can feel it, Josh. Really, I feel it. Or have I sinned. I did this to so many people, Josh. Is it all coming back to me? I really hope it won't. I don't want it to, Josh. See more » |