I watched this on Sky Atlantic a couple of nights ago. It is, without a doubt, one of the most disturbing, nausea inducing and thought provoking films I have ever seen. It's incredibly diifcult to watch.
Essentially, it's a documentary (produced be Werner Herzog) that challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to reenact their real-life mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
An audience member after a screening in Berlin said that what director Joshua Oppenheimer had done was "like having SS officers re-enact the Holocaust." Oppenheimer responded that it is not the same at all 'because 'the Nazis are no longer in power', while the death squad members shown in the documentary are still being protected by the Indonesian government.
http://theactofkilling.co.uk/
Essentially, it's a documentary (produced be Werner Herzog) that challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to reenact their real-life mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
An audience member after a screening in Berlin said that what director Joshua Oppenheimer had done was "like having SS officers re-enact the Holocaust." Oppenheimer responded that it is not the same at all 'because 'the Nazis are no longer in power', while the death squad members shown in the documentary are still being protected by the Indonesian government.
http://theactofkilling.co.uk/