The Act of Killing
2012 film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
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Summary
The Act of Killing is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,358 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European Film Award for Best Documentary[3]
- Director: Joshua Oppenheimer[4], Christine Cynn[5]
- Genre: documentary film[6]
- Followed by: The Look of Silence[7]
- Producer: Signe Byrge Sørensen[8]
- Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[9]
- Director of photography: Lars Skree[10]
- Original language of film or TV show: Indonesian[11]
- Distribution format: video on demand[12]
- Review score: 95%[13], 8.8/10[14], 92/100[15], 8.2/10[16]
- Color: color[17]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[18], Norway[19], Denmark[20], Finland[21], Germany[22], Netherlands[23], Poland[24], Sweden[25]
- Publication date: August 31, 2012[26], November 14, 2013[27], November 1, 2012[28], July 15, 2014[29]
- Distributed by: Danish Film Institute[30]
- Narrative location: Indonesia[31]
- Official website: http://theactofkilling.com[32]
- Main subject: psychology[33], massacre[34], death squad[35]
- Film editor: Janus Billeskov Jansen[36], Charlotte Munch Bengtsen[37], Niels Pagh Andersen[38]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[39], European Film Award for Best Documentary[40]
- Executive producer: Werner Herzog[41]
- Title: The Act of Killing[42]
- Duration: 159 minutes[43]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[44]
- Capital cost: 1,000,000 US dollars[45]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 16[46]
Why It Matters
The Act of Killing has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
FAQs
What awards did The Act of Killing receive?
Honors received include European Film Award for Best Documentary[3].