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The act of killing Cover Image DVD DVD

The act of killing [videorecording] / directed by Joshua Oppenheimer ; produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen, Final Cut for Real ApS ; executive producers, Errol Morris, Werner Herzog, André Singer.

Oppenheimer, Joshua, 1974- (film director.). Sørensen, Signe Byrge, (film producer.). Morris, Errol, (film producer.). Herzog, Werner, 1942- (film producer.). Singer, André, 1945- (film producer.). Final Cut for Real (Firm) (Added Author). Drafthouse Films. (Added Author). Cinedigm (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

The filmmakers examine a country where death squad leaders are celebrated as heroes, challenging them to reenact their real-life mass-killings in the style of the American movies they love.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (122 min., 166 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: [Director's cut and theatrical version].
  • Publisher: [United States] : Drafthouse Films/Cinedigm, c2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Cataloged from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
"No. 14"--Container spine.
Special features: 45 min. interview with Oppenheimer on Democracy now!; audio commentary with executive producer Werner Herzog and director Joshua Oppenheimer; Vice presents: Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on The act of killing; deleted scenes; trailers; digital download. 505 0 disc 1. Theatrical version (122 min.) -- disc 2. Director's cut (166 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematographers, Carlos Arango de Montis, Lars Skree ; editors, Niels Pagh Andersen ... [et al.] ; composer, Elin Øyen Vister, Karsten Fundal.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. 546 In Indonesian with English subtitles.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 2014: Nominated for Best Documentary, Feature. Independent Spirit Awards 2014: Nominated for Best Documentary. National Board of Review, USA 2013: Top Five Documentaries.
Subject: Pemuda Pancasila (Organization)
Death squads > Indonesia.
Indonesia > History > Coup d'état, 1965.
Genre: Documentary films.
Indonesian language films.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Hood River County Library District.

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