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In 1960s Indonesia, former death-squad leaders reenact their mass killings in various cinematic styles, confronting their violent past and guilt.
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A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
"Joshua Oppenheimer (The Look of Silence) delivers a documentary that shatters the viewer’s comfort zone. Anwar Congo and Herman Koto reenact the crimes they committed during Indonesia’s 1965 massacres, blending musical numbers, westerns, and horror. The performance is grotesque and hypnotic — and the more they “act,” the more their façade begins to crack. A brutal look at how history can be told by those who stained it with blood. You watch unsure whether to look away or keep staring until the very end. Named one of the 100 best films of the century by The New York Times."