The Look of Silence
2014•1h 40m•7.8•Released
HistoryDocumentary
An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.
Director
Joshua Oppenheimer
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Indonesian, Javanese
Studio
Making Movies
Cast
Adi Rukun
Self
M.Y. Basrun
Self
Amir Hasan
Self (archive footage)
Inong
Self
Kemat
Self
Joshua Oppenheimer
Self (voice)
Amir Siahaan
Self
Ted Yates
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Making Movies
Company
Final Cut for Real
Company
Piraya Film
Company
Spring Films
Company
Anonymous
Company
Britdoc Foundation
Company
Participant
Company
Doc Society
Producer
Signe Byrge Sørensen
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