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THE LOOK OF SILENCE

by Joshua Oppenheimer

synopsis

The Look of Silence follows a family whose son was executed in the genocide, aka the Indonesian Killings, having been accused of being a communist. Through the filmmakers’ work, the documentary discovers how he was murdered and unveils the identities of the men who were responsible. Their youngest son, now an adult, vows to confront the people who took the life of his brother, asking how he can raise his children in a society where survivors are terrorised into silence.

international title: The Look of Silence
original title: The Look of Silence
country: Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Norway
sales agent: Dogwoof, Cinephil/Israel
year: 2014
genre: documentary
directed by: Joshua Oppenheimer
film run: 90'
release date: IT 11/09/2014, DK 13/11/2014, NL 02/04/2015, UK 11/06/2015, PT 11/06/2015, DE 01/10/2015, IT 27/01/2016
producer: Signe Byrge Sørensen
production: Final Cut for Real
distributor: I Wonder Pictures, Cinema Delicatessen, Koch Media Gmbh, Why Not Distribution, Avalon

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