Documentary, History
After befriending documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various American 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.
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Cast
AAnwar CongoSelf - Executioner in 1965
HHerman KotoSelf - Gangster & Paramilitary Leader
SSyamsul ArifinSelf - Governor of North Sumatra
IIbrahim SinikSelf - Newspaper Publisher
YYapto SoerjosoemarnoSelf - Leader of Pancasila Youth
SSafit PardedeSelf - Local Paramilitary Leader
JJusuf KallaSelf - Vice President of Indonesia
AAdi ZulkadrySelf - Fellow Executioner in 1965
SSuryonoSelf - Anwar's Neighbor
HHaji MarzukiSelf - Member of North Sumatra Parliament
HHaji AnifSelf - Paramilitary Leader & Businessman
RRahmat ShahSelf - Member of Parliament
SSakhyan AsmaraSelf - Deputy Minister of Youth & Sport
SSoaduon SiregarSelf
