Movie · 117 min · 16 · crm, doc, hst, war
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.
Where to watch The Act of Killing
Available on 11 platforms across 3 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 3 countries, best placed at #304 in Netherlands.
- Netherlands #304
- New Zealand #659
- Brazil #678
Available languages
Audio: Indonesian
Subtitles: Dutch
Chart history
The Act of Killing has spent 0 days in a top 3, 2 days in a top 10 and 18 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #4.
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
Crew
Joshua Oppenheimer (director), Christine Cynn (producer), Anne Köhncke (producer), Michael Uwemedimo (producer), Signe Byrge Sørensen (producer), Joram ten Brink (producer), Joshua Oppenheimer (producer)
Awards
1 wins from 3 nominations.
- European Film Award for Best Documentary 2013 — won
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film 2014 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Documentary 2013 — nominated