The Look of Silence(2014)
Overview
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.
Director
Joshua Oppenheimer
Studio
Making Movies
Revenue
$333K
Cast
Adi Rukun
as Self
M.Y. Basrun
as Self
Amir Hasan
as Self (archive footage)
Inong
as Self
Kemat
as Self
Joshua Oppenheimer
as Self (voice)
Amir Siahaan
as Self
Ted Yates
as Self (archive footage)
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2014
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
Indonesian
Rating
7.8 / 10
Box Office
$333K
Production Companies
Making Movies • Final Cut for Real • Piraya Film
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What is The Look of Silence about?▼
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.
Who directed The Look of Silence?▼
The Look of Silence was directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and released in 2014. It is a history, documentary film.
How long is The Look of Silence?▼
The Look of Silence has a runtime of 1 hours and 40 minutes (100 minutes total).
Who stars in The Look of Silence?▼
The cast of The Look of Silence includes Adi Rukun as Self, M.Y. Basrun as Self, Amir Hasan as Self (archive footage), Inong as Self, Kemat as Self and more.
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