The Act of Killing 2013

History

Crime

Documentary

Box Office

$726K

Runtime

115 min

Language

Indonesian

In this gripping documentary, Indonesian perpetrators of mass murder are shockingly asked to reenact their crimes for camera, revealing a nation's dark past and the blurred lines between heroism and horror.

Drafthouse Films

Studio

Anonymous

Director

Christine Cynn

Director

Joshua Oppenheimer

Director

Does The Act of Killing have end credit scenes?

No!

The Act of Killing does not have end credit scenes.

Actors

Anwar Congo

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Ratings

Metascore

8.3

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