THE LOOK OF SILENCE
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 |