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The act of killing

Oppenheimer, Joshua, 1974- (film director,, film producer.). S©ırensen, Signe Byrge, (film producer.). Ten Brink, Joram, (film producer.). Cynn, Christine, (film producer.). Köhncke, Anne, (film producer.). Uwemedimo, Michael, (film producer.). Herzog, Werner, 1942- (film producer.). Morris, Errol, (film producer.). Singer, André, 1945- (film producer.). Grude, Torstein, (film producer.). Tveit, Bjarte M©ırner, (film producer.). Congo, Anwar, (interviewee (expression),, actor.). Koto, Herman, (interviewee (expression),, actor.). Arifin, Sjamsul, (interviewee (expression),, actor.). Kalla, M. Jusuf, 1942- (interviewee (expression),, actor.). Arango de Montis, Carlos, (director of photography.). Skree, Lars, (director of photography.). Andersen, Niels Pagh, (editor of moving image work.). Billeskov Jansen, Janus, 1951- (editor of moving image work.). Montpetit, Mariko, (editor of moving image work.). Fatjo-Vilas, Ariadna, 1980- (editor of moving image work.). Bengtsen, Charlotte Munch, (editor of moving image work.). Andersson, Erik, (editor of moving image work.). Morris, Errol. Murders of Gonzago. (Added Author). Final Cut for Real, (presenter,, production company.). Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, (production company.). Association relative à la télévision européenne, (production company.). Yleisradio Oy, (production company.). Sveriges television, (production company.). VPRO, (production company.). Kudos Family Distribution (Firm), (production company.). Against Gravity (Firm), (production company.). Novaya Zemlya, (production company.). Piraya Film (Firm), (production company.). Spring Films, (production company.). Drafthouse Films, (film distributor.). Cinedigm (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary: "The act of killing" is an examination of the murder of political dissidents in Indonesia by government sponsored death squads in the years following the military coup in 1965, in which the filmmakers were successful in persuading those responsible to reenact the killings for the camera in the fashion of American movies.

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  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (122 min., 166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (37 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
    videodisc
  • Edition: Director's cut and theatrical cut.
  • Publisher: [Place not identified] : Final Cut for Real ApS, 2012.
  • Distributor: [Littleton, Colo.?] : Drafthouse Films, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Program content: ℗♭2012.
Special features: Disc 1: Interview with Oppenheimer on Democracy now (45 min.); Vice presents: Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on The act of killing; Deleted scenes; Trailers. Disc 2: Audio commentary with Joshua Oppenheimer and Werner Herzog. 40 page booklet featuring an essay "The murders of Gonzago" by Errol Morris; Digital download.
Formatted Contents Note: disc 1. Theatrical version (122 min.) -- disc 2. Director's cut (166 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematographers, Carlos Arango de Montis, Lars Skree, Anonymous ; editors, Niels Pagh Andersen, Janus Billeskov Jansen, Mariko Montpetit, Ariadna Fatjo-Vilas Mestre, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Erik Andersson ; choreographer, Anonymous ; costumes, Anonymous.
Participant or Performer Note: Featuring: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno, Safit Pardede, Jusuf Kalla, Adi Zulkadry, Soaduon Siregar, Haji Marzuki, Haji Anif, Sakhyan Asmara.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1; 1.85:1.
Language Note:
In Indonesian with English subtitles.

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Subject: Indonesia History Coup d'état, 1965
Death squads Indonesia
Targeted killing Indonesia
Pemuda Pancasila (Organization)
Genre: Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Social problem films.
Documentary films.

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Albright Memorial Library DVD 323.4908 ACT (Text) 50686014673581 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
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