THE LOOK OF SILENCE
synopsis
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: | Cinephil |
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 |
cinematography by: | Lars Skree |
film editing: | Nils Pagh Andersen |
music: | Seri Banang, Mana Tahan |
producer: | Signe Byrge Sørensen |
production: | Final Cut for Real, Making Movies, BritDoc, Spring Films, Piraya Films Norway, Anonymous (ID), Participant (US) |
distributor: | I Wonder Pictures, Cinema Delicatessen, Koch Media Gmbh, Why Not Distribution, Avalon |