The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
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In the 12 months after the military coup in Indonesia in 1965, Panchashil's regime paramilitary organizations murdered over a million people. A documentary 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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projection time:122 min.
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country/year:Denmark, Norway, UK /2012
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director:Joshua Oppenheimer
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pictures:Carlos Arango de Montis, Lars Skree
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production:Signe Byrge Sørensen, Novaya Zemlya / Final Cut for Real
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festivals and awards:2015 – CinEuphoria Awards: Best Documentary- International Competition, Freedom of Expression, 2014 – Oscar® Nominee, 2014 – Bafta Awards: Best Documentary, 2014 – Cinema Eye Honours Award: Outstanding Achievements in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking, Outstanding Achievements in Production, The Unforgetables, 2013 – European Film Awards: Best European Documentary, 2013 – Nordisk Panorama: Nordisk Panorama Award, 2013 – Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Best Feature Documentary Award, 2013 – Austin Film Critics Award, 2013 – Berlin IFF: Panorama Audience Award, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, 2013 – Bodil Award, 2013 – Toronto IFF: Winner, 2013 – Zagreb IFF: The Main Prize, 2013 – MFF Vanvouver: Nagroda Główna, 2013 – MDAG, Warsaw: Audience Award, 2013 - Sydney IFF, 2013 – SXSW, Austin, 2012 – CPH:Dox Copenhagen: CPH:DOX Award
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