The Act of Killing filming process

2022-01-11 08:01
Anwar invited his accomplice, Herman Coto, the execution captain, to participate in the filming, and reproduce the scene according to the director's "design". They initially thought that the director was going to shoot a film that would set a monument to their "deeds" back then. They imagined that they were actually making a movie, and even made a name for themselves. Therefore, when they faced the camera boasting about their murders, they didn't feel guilty at all, but talked about them. Herman Coto even took the initiative to find extras to cooperate with them in the scene reappearance   .
Oppenheimer was obstructed by the "Five Commandments Youth League" during the filming period, and more of the victims' families remained silent when facing the camera; and the members of the "Five Commandments Youth League" who were willing to act in the film also showed their rogue nature from time to time. The vulgar behavior in the film keeps appearing, and these are all recorded by the camera. On the one hand, the director realized the strong influence of this gang organization in the local area. On the other hand, he also collected the investigation and silence of these victims, which became the subject of his other documentary "The Silent Image"   .
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  • Anwar Congo: Why do people watch James Bond? To see action. Why do people watch films about Nazis? To see power and sadism! We can do that! We can make something even more sadistic than... more sadistic than what you see in movies about Nazis. Sure I can. Because there's never been a movie where heads get chopped off - except in fiction, but that's different - because I did it in real life!

  • Anwar Congo: Honestly, I never expected it would look this awful. My friends kept telling me to act more sadistic. But then I saw the women and children. Imagine those children's future. They've been tortured. Now their houses are burnt down. What future do they have? They will curse us for the rest of their lives. This was so very, very, very...

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