The Act of Killing

Synopsis

In a place where killers are celebrated as heroes, these filmmakers challenge unrepentant death-squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. The result is a surreal, cinematic journey, not only into the memories and imaginations of mass murderers, but also into a frighteningly banal regime of corruption and impunity (TIFF 2012).

Details

Year

2012

Type of film

Features

Running Time

115 mins

Director

Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, Anonymous

Producer

Signe Byrge Sørensen, Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, Joram ten Brink, Michael Uwemedimo, Anne Köhncke, Torstein Grude

Executive Producer

Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, André Singer, Joram ten Brink

Editor

Niels Pagh Andersen, Janus Billeskov Jansen, Mariko Montpetit, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas Mestre

Screenwriter

Joshua Oppenheimer

Director of Photography

Lars Skree, Carlos Arango de Montis, Anonymous

Sound

Gunn Tove Grønsberg, Henrik Garnov

Music

Elin Øyen Vister

Genre

• Documentary

Production status

Complete

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