The Look of Silence (2014)

Directed by

Joshua Oppenheimer

Genre

documentary film

Country

Indonesia, Germany, United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

18A

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 314 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An optician investigates the murder of his brother during the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-66. He confronts the perpetrators and survivors, seeking truth and accountability decades later.

contemplativeharrowingquietintimateunflinchingsoberingrestrainedhaunting

What happens

The Look of Silence (Indonesian: Senyap, "Silence") is a 2014 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer about the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66. The film is a companion piece to his 2012 documentary The Act of Killing. Executive producers were Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, and Andre Singer. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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