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78% Critic Match
The Look of Silence
7.8 / 10• 2014• 1h 40m•NR• English
HistoryDocumentary
Storyline
An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.
Cast & Crew
Adi Rukun
Self
LeadMB
M.Y. Basrun
Self
AH
Amir Hasan
Self (archive footage)
I
Inong
Self
K
Kemat
Self
Joshua Oppenheimer
Self (voice)
AS
Amir Siahaan
Self
Ted Yates
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joshua Oppenheimer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Look of Silence is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
