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The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence

20147.81h 40m

Overview

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.

Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
Produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen
Box Office0Revenue: $333K

Top Cast

Adi Rukun

Adi Rukun

Self

M

M.Y. Basrun

Self

A

Amir Hasan

Self (archive footage)

I

Inong

Self

K

Kemat

Self

Joshua Oppenheimer

Joshua Oppenheimer

Self (voice)

A

Amir Siahaan

Self

Ted Yates

Ted Yates

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

loss of loved onemass murderbiographyindonesiatorturemurderergenocideguiltdeath of brotherophthalmologistindonesian genocide

About The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence is a history, documentary film released in 2014 exploring themes of loss of loved one, mass murder, biography, indonesia, torture, murderer. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, it stars Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan. An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.

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