THE ACT OF KILLING

Review: A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to re-enact their mass-killings in fictionalised form.
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous and Christine Cynn
Actors: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Yapto Soerjosoemarno, Jusuf Kalla, Adi Zulkadry, Suryono, Haji Anif and Barack Obama
Year: Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama, History and War
Genre: 2012
Conclusion: 4/5
An extraordinary documentary. This is no means an easy watch. Such harrowing footage and completely distressing. Before watching this I honestly didn’t realise how brutal this film would be. To think this really happened is heart breaking. A really powerful film. At the Bafta Awards in 2014 this won for Best Documentary.