The Act of Killing - L'atto di uccidere

Titolo originale: Jagal
Regia: Joshua Oppenheimer
Anno: 2012
Origine: Denmark Norway United Kingdom Indonesia
Generi: Documentario
Tag: corruption | indonesia | genocide | indonesian genocide | political documentary | social & cultural documentary |
Cast: Anwar Congo Herman Koto Syamsul Arifin Ibrahim Sinik Yapto Soerjosoemarno Safit Pardede Jusuf Kalla Adi Zulkadry Suryono Haji Marzuki Haji Anif Rahmat Shah Sakhyan Asmara Soaduon Siregar

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.

Approfondimenti

The Indonesian death-squad members shown in the film - who actually re-create real murders they [...]	D
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Congo uses "Born Free'' as his anthem: the gangsters say throughout the film that "gangster" de [...]	D
The co-director, as well as 48 other members of the film crew in 27 different positions, are cr [...]	D
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Played for 52 weeks at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts from June 28th, 2013.	D
Joshua Oppenheimer began interviewing survivors and victims families of the events of 1965 befo [...]	D
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Two of the world's most honored documentary filmmakers - Werner Herzog and Errol Morris - are c [...]	D