'The Act of Killing' Depicts Indonesia's Surreal Political Past
Farida Helmy — January 20, 2014 — Art & Design
References: theactofkilling & carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes
Leading the race in the 2014 Oscar nominations buzz for best feature documentary category is 'The Act of Killing', a horrifying depiction of Indonesia's dark political past and a social reminder of how delicate the human psyche is.
Taking on the subject of the mass killings - that range from an estimated 1 million to 3 million people - in Indonesia in the 1960s after the military took over government, 'The Act of Killing' re-enacts how these killers or glorified 'gangsters' killed their victims (mostly communities and Chinese communities) and how they are still celebrated by the current regime.
Released last summer by Joshua Oppenheimer, 'The Act of Killing' is the most disturbing documentary i have ever seen or am likely to see. You don't know if it's appropriate to laugh, you're too shocked to cry and you're hit by random short-lived waves of every human emotion possible during the full two hours of playtime.
Taking on the subject of the mass killings - that range from an estimated 1 million to 3 million people - in Indonesia in the 1960s after the military took over government, 'The Act of Killing' re-enacts how these killers or glorified 'gangsters' killed their victims (mostly communities and Chinese communities) and how they are still celebrated by the current regime.
Released last summer by Joshua Oppenheimer, 'The Act of Killing' is the most disturbing documentary i have ever seen or am likely to see. You don't know if it's appropriate to laugh, you're too shocked to cry and you're hit by random short-lived waves of every human emotion possible during the full two hours of playtime.
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