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" 2020: 864 2019: 870 2018: 872 2017: 873 2016: 873 2015: 886 2014: 901 "
" 2019: 870 2018: 872 2017: 873 2016: 873 2015: 886 2014: 901 "
" 2018: 872 2017: 873 2016: 873 2015: 886 2014: 901 "
" 2017: 873 2016: 873 2015: 886 2014: 901 "
"2016: 873 2015: 886 2014: 901 No Change "
" Notes: It turned out to be a really weird and messed up documentary, that’s for sure. First of all, I have to confess, I wasn’t really aware of all the horrors that happened in Indonesia about 50 years ago and only therefore it was already a really valuable feature (as a result, Indonesia is another country I won’t be visiting for ‘fun’). Anyway, not only this movie deals with a massively traumatic experience but it deals with it in such a unique way, as a result, the whole thing was"
" Notes: It turned out to be a really weird and messed up documentary, that’s for sure. First of all, I have to confess, I wasn’t really aware of all the horrors that happened in Indonesia about 50 years ago and only therefore it was already a really valuable feature (as a result, Indonesia is another country I won’t be visiting for ‘fun’). Anyway, not only this movie deals with a massively traumatic experience but it deals with it in such a unique way, as a result, the whole thing was"
"In a place where killers are celebrated as heroes, these filmmakers challenge unrepentant death-squad leaders to dramatise 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. This is a surreal and shocking documentary that left me utterly speechless and bewildered. It's unlike anything I have ever seen before - a haunting, absurd and frightening g"
" Recreation of a genocide is not a bad idea. It's a horrible idea. But former Indonesian death-squad leaders and other members are thrilled of an idea of making a feature film of their actions. The Act of Killing is a documentary of the mass murderers' ambition of making that film come true and of the people who lived through the terrors. The craziest thing is that these death-squad leaders are thrilled to tell about their actions, and show no remorse."
"12.8. Tallenne Indonesialaiset kansanmurhaajat kertomassa sankariteoistaan tekemällä elokuvaa dokumenttielokuvan sisälle, on juurikin niin absurdia, kuin se kuulostaa. Häiritsevä tapaus."