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Elmer 2022-01-11 08:01:40
Rogue society
Without narration, the executioners in the film consciously assumed the role of narrators. They talked about it as if they were reminiscing about the glorious years of the army. The funny thing is that they don't understand how absurd and ridiculous their behavior is in the eyes of the audience,...
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Chance 2022-03-25 09:01:15
[New York Times] Behind Indonesia's Holocaust Documentary: Fear Is Not Over
The movie CARA BUCKLEY July 22, 2015
Adi Laquin in a scene in the documentary "The Image of Silence".
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Adi Laquin in a scene from the documentary "The Image of Silence."
In "The Act of Killing," which was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary,...
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Stanford 2022-03-28 09:01:08
- 159min version. It broke through the limitation of the perspective of moral shackles, and then triggered the behavior of "Act", trying to blur the boundary between reality and record. This kind of material selection and form was excellent enough. What really makes this film moving is the evolutionary effect of the "sinner" in the process of interpretation, ushering in a moment of repentance that is almost distorted, morbid, and full of flavors.
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Oswaldo 2022-04-22 07:01:43
Although there are still a few flaws in the film, documentaries have always been the most realistic, most recognizable, and most convincing of all genres. It's hard to describe the shock of those reappearing killing scenes, and I'm in a panic. This kind of subject matter is really not something that any country dares to shoot casually. Unbearable for the reappearance of history, sadness, pity and irony, the whole process of filming, explanation, contradictions, and finally the redemption of the self is also buried in the film.
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