The act of killing /
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...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Indonesian |
| Language Notes: | In Indonesian with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
Drafthouse Films,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Director's cut and theatrical cut, Widescreen. |
| Series: | Cinedigm ;
no. 14 |
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| 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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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Special features: 45 min. interview with Oppenheimer on Democracy now!; Audio commentary with executive producer Werner Herzog and director Joshua Oppenheimer; Vice presents: Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on The act of killing; Deleted scenes; Trailers; 40 page booklet featuring an essay by Errol Morris; Digital download. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation, 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographers: Carlos Arango de Montis, Lars Skree; editors: Niels Pagh Anderson and 5 others; composer: Elin Byen Vister, Karsten Fundal; producers: Jdram Ten Brink and 2 others. |