The Act of Killing

"A story of killers who win and the society they build."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

741 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Documentary Feature Film

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

European Film for Best Documentary

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$722,714

Global Box Office

Loss

$-277,286

ROI: -28%

Budget Recovery72% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.0M|Revenue: $722,714

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

71.1K

Daily Avg

1.2K

7-Day Trend

-16%

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Story Setting

Set In

Indonesia

Themes & Subjects

#massacre#deathsquad#psychology

Series & Franchise

Part of

BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Look of Silence

2014

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lars Skree

Film Editing

Niels Pagh AndersenCharlotte Munch BengtsenJanus Billeskov Jansen

Distributors

Danish Film Institute

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Act of Killing

Available in 18 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	Kanopy, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
AustraliaMA 15+	DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel	Beamafilm	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany16

France12

JapanR15+

Denmark15

Hong KongIIB

+6 more countries

Production

Director

Joshua Oppenheimer

Production Companies

Final Cut for RealPiraya FilmNovaya ZemlyaSpring Films

Cast

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Anwar Congo

Self - Executioner in 1965

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Herman Koto

Self - Gangster & Paramilitary Leader

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Syamsul Arifin

Self - Governor of North Sumatra

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Ibrahim Sinik

Self - Newspaper Publisher

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Yapto Soerjosoemarno

Self - Leader of Pancasila Youth

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Safit Pardede

Self - Local Paramilitary Leader

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Jusuf Kalla

Self - Vice President of Indonesia

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Adi Zulkadry

Self - Fellow Executioner in 1965

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Suryono

Self - Anwar's Neighbor

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Haji Marzuki

Self - Member of North Sumatra Parliament

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Haji Anif

Self - Paramilitary Leader & Businessman

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Rahmat Shah

Self - Member of Parliament

Tags & Keywords

corruptionindonesiagenocideindonesian genocidepolitical documentarysocial & cultural documentary

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