The Look of Silence (2014)
The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer's powerful companion piece to the Oscar-nominated The Act of Killing. Through Oppenheimer's footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. The documentary focuses on the youngest son, an optometrist named Adi, who decides to break the suffocating spell of submission and terror by doing something unimaginable in a society where the murderers remain in power: he confronts the men who killed his brother (Ramli) and, while testing their eyesight, asks them to accept responsibility for their actions. This unprecedented film initiates and bears witness to the collapse of fifty years of silence.
Primary Title
- The Look of Silence
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 18 April 2017
Release Year
- 2014
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 25
Duration
- 115:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer's powerful companion piece to the Oscar-nominated The Act of Killing. Through Oppenheimer's footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. The documentary focuses on the youngest son, an optometrist named Adi, who decides to break the suffocating spell of submission and terror by doing something unimaginable in a society where the murderers remain in power: he confronts the men who killed his brother (Ramli) and, while testing their eyesight, asks them to accept responsibility for their actions. This unprecedented film initiates and bears witness to the collapse of fifty years of silence.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Indonesian
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Gerakan Tigapuluh September--Atrocities
- Political crimes and offenses--Indonesia
- Genocide--Indonesia
- Anti-communist movements--Indonesia
- Indonesia--Politics and government
- Indonesia--History
- Documentary films--Denmark
- Documentary films--Indonesia
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Joshua Oppenheimer (Director)
- Adi Rukun (Subject)
- M.Y. Basrun (Interviewee)
- Amir Hasan (Interviewee)
- Joshua Oppenheimer (Narrator)
- Signe Byrge Sørensen (Producer)
- Seri Banang (Composer)
- Mana Tahan (Composer)
- Werner Herzog (Executive Producer)
- Errol Morris (Executive Producer)
- Lars Skree (Cinematographer)
Subjects
- Gerakan Tigapuluh September--Atrocities
- Political crimes and offenses--Indonesia
- Genocide--Indonesia
- Anti-communist movements--Indonesia
- Indonesia--Politics and government
- Indonesia--History
- Documentary films--Denmark
- Documentary films--Indonesia