The Act of Killing
A story of killers who win and the society they build.
2012•2h 39m•7.7/10
DocumentaryHistory
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.7/10(778)
In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
Production
Final Cut for Real, Piraya Film, Novaya Zemlya, Spring Films
Language
DA
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Available in Your Library
Cast
Recommended
Checking...
Cover-Up
2025•
7.0
Checking...
Fuck
2006•
6.4
Checking...
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025•
6.2
Checking...
Seaspiracy
2021•
7.8
Checking...
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025•
7.2
Checking...
The Look of Silence
2014•
7.8
Checking...
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2021•
7.0
Checking...
Citizenfour
2014•
7.7
Checking...
For Sama
2019•
8.2
Checking...
A Toxic Love Story
2026•
6.4
Checking...
Room 237
2012•
6.1
Checking...
Voyeur
2017•
5.9
Similar Movies
Checking...
Politzek, the voices that challenge the Kremlin
2026
Checking...
La peur au ventre
2024•
9.0
Checking...
Let The Summer Pass
1972
Checking...
Sarajevo Ricochet Part 1: The US Green Light
2011
Checking...
Pussy Riot: Rage Against Putin
2023•
8.2
Checking...
Les Trésors du Paris de la Belle Époque
2020•
8.0
Checking...
The Sound of Identity
2020•
5.5
Checking...
It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks
2008•
6.8
Checking...
Cuba, A Paradise on the Brink
2017•
8.7
Checking...
No One Asked You
2023
Checking...
The Society of the Spectacle
1974•
6.7
Checking...
Serpico
1973•
7.5