"Statue of Silence"

Rico 2022-03-24 09:03:32

The third film I saw at the Beijing Film Festival.

It is also embarrassing, but it is much less surprising than "Deduction of Killing", and it is more of a return to the regular documentary form, which should be said to be a supplementary interpretation of the previous work. "Kill" has the pain of a direct hit, while "Shen" is a dense thorn.

Of course, it is still significantly higher than the general documentaries based on political wrestling and sensationalism. The reality and state of mind presented in different forms appear so ridiculous and pathetic in the time travel.

It is very appropriate and courageous for the Venice Film Festival to give the director the jury prize for his second documentary. It is a pity that the Golden Lion Award did not win tickets.

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  • Emile 2022-03-19 09:01:08

    The sequel shows the director's maturity. I like both of them. I wish him a bright heart and health!

  • Alejandrin 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    It's a bit heavy. The male protagonist is not afraid of being cut when he interviews like this. Having seen The Art of Killing before, I got some background. Of course, such a film is easy to associate with. Recently, a reporter from Liaoning came back to visit the people in the photos taken in that year, and I felt a lot.

The Look of Silence quotes

  • Joshua Oppenheimer: What support did you have from the Army?

    Amir Hasan - Former Leader of Death Squad: They waited at the road with the truck. They didn't come down here. They never came down here. They called this, 'The People's Struggle.' So, they kept their distance. If the Army was seen doing this, the world would be angry. 'The Army is killing Communists!' So, to protect their image they made it look like the people exterminated the Communists. But everybody knows the Army was behind it.

  • Himself, brother of murdered Ramli Rukun: Tell me about that madness.

    Himself, former leader the village death squad: Some killed so many people who have gone mad. A man climbed a palm tree, every morning, to call for prayer. Killed too many people. There is only one way to avoid it. Drink the blood or go crazy. But if you drink blood, you can do anything.

    Himself, brother of murdered Ramli Rukun: [Testing the eyeglasses] What do you think...

    Himself, former leader the village death squad: Salty and sweet. The human blood.

    Himself, brother of murdered Ramli Rukun: Pardon?

    Himself, former leader the village death squad: Human blood is salty and sweet. I know from experience.