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The Look of Silence

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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Inong in The Look of Silence (2014)
A documentary that follows its subject, Adi, as he digs into the horror of his family's history and the loss they suffered during the Indonesian military coup of the 1960s.
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A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

  • Director
    • Joshua Oppenheimer
  • Stars
    • Adi Rukun
    • M.Y. Basrun
    • Volker Hanisch
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joshua Oppenheimer
    • Stars
      • Adi Rukun
      • M.Y. Basrun
      • Volker Hanisch
    • 35User reviews
    • 189Critic reviews
    • 92Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 49 wins & 45 nominations total

    Videos8

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:45
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:34
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    The Look Of Silence: General
    Clip 1:49
    Watch The Look Of Silence: General
    The Look Of Silence: Communists
    Clip 1:13
    Watch The Look Of Silence: Communists
    The Look Of Silence: Fitting
    Clip 1:11
    Watch The Look Of Silence: Fitting
    The Look Of Silence: Chopping
    Clip 1:23
    Watch The Look Of Silence: Chopping
    The Look Of Silence: Why Make It/Goals (Featurette)
    Featurette 3:30
    Watch The Look Of Silence: Why Make It/Goals (Featurette)
    The Look Of Silence: Risks/Access (Featurette)
    Featurette 3:34
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    Photos55

    With profound sadness, Adi watches footage of interviews conducted by Joshua Oppenheimer with perpetrators of the 1965-66 Indonesian genocide.
    Adi questions Commander Amir Siahaan, one of the death squad leaders responsible for his brother’s death during the Indonesian genocide.
    A teacher propagates the existing rhetoric on the Indonesian genocide to his pupils.
    Adi’s mother, Rohani, stretches her weary body.
    Adi’s children play with jumping beans.
    Adi and his mother, Rohani, share a solemn moment.
    Inong in The Look of Silence (2014)
    Joshua Oppenheimer in The Look of Silence (2014)
    Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun at an event for The Look of Silence (2014)
    Adi Rukun at an event for The Look of Silence (2014)
    Joshua Oppenheimer at an event for The Look of Silence (2014)
    Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun at an event for The Look of Silence (2014)

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    Adi Rukun
    Adi Rukun
    • Self - brother of murdered Ramli Rukun
    M.Y. Basrun
    • Self - former commander of a civilian militia
    Volker Hanisch
    • Self - Sprecher
    • (voice)
    Amir Hasan
    • Self - former leader of death squad
    • (archive footage)
    Inong
    Inong
    • Self - former leader the village death squad
    Kemat
    • Self - survivor from Snake River massacre
    Joshua Oppenheimer
    Joshua Oppenheimer
    • Self
    • (voice)
    • (as Josh)
    Achim Schülke
    Achim Schülke
    • Self - Sprecher
    • (voice)
    Amir Siahaan
    • Self - former commander of Snake River death squads
    Ted Yates
    • Self - reporter, NBC News
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Joshua Oppenheimer
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Adi and his family moved thousands of kilometers away to the other side of the country, out from under the shadow of the perpetrators who are still powerful situation in North Sumatra.
    • Quotes

      Himself, brother of murdered Ramli Rukun: Tell me about that madness.

      Himself, former leader the village death squad: Some killed so many people who have gone mad. A man climbed a palm tree, every morning, to call for prayer. Killed too many people. There is only one way to avoid it. Drink the blood or go crazy. But if you drink blood, you can do anything.

      Himself, brother of murdered Ramli Rukun: [Testing the eyeglasses] What do you think...

      Himself, former leader the village death squad: Salty and sweet. The human blood.

      Himself, brother of murdered Ramli Rukun: Pardon?

      Himself, former leader the village death squad: Human blood is salty and sweet. I know from experience.

    • Connections
      Edited into P.O.V.: The Look of Silence (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Lukisan Malam
      music by E. Sambayon & lyrics by Sakti Alamsyah

      performed by Sam Saimun

      courtesy of Irama Records

    User reviews35

    Review
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    9/10
    "Look of Silence" is a great title for this movie, for many reasons
    The Look of Silence is such a brilliant title for this movie. For one, it's a good description of Adi's reaction when hearing about the murder of his brother. (And it's oddly fitting that he is an optometrist). It's also a description of the response they get from the perpetrators, refusing to show any guilt or remorse, preferring to pretend that it never happened. And that seems to be what Oppenheimer is tapping into in Indonesia, the look of silence, and what really lies behind it.

    This is definitely a companion piece to the previous "Act of Killing". Not because it does not stand on its own, which it does, but because they stand so much stronger together. Each documentary has an unique perspective on some mutual themes. Especially guilt and remorse.

    It's amazing how it all comes together in a movie like this. Oppenheimer must have done a lot of work for this. Adi is such a good subject for a documentary like this, and having him being willing to explore this dark side of his nation's history, and openly talk to the people who brutally murdered his brother - it's such an unique way to explore all of this. And Adi does a really good job with it all.
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    • peefyn
    • Feb 15, 2016

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Indonesia
      • Finland
      • Norway
      • United Kingdom
      • Israel
      • France
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Netherlands
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Indonesian
    • Also known as
      • Sessizliğin Bakışı
    • Filming locations
      • Indonesia
    • Production companies
      • Anonymous
      • Britdoc Foundation
      • Final Cut for Real
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $109,089
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,616
      • Jul 19, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $157,857
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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