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The Look of Silence
An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.
More about The Look of Silence
Cast
Adi RukunSelf
Joshua OppenheimerSelf (voice)
Ted YatesSelf (archive footage)Credits
- Directed by
- Joshua Oppenheimer
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $332.7K
Production
Making MoviesFinland
Final Cut for RealDenmark
Piraya FilmNorway- Spring FilmsUnited Kingdom
- Anonymous
Britdoc FoundationUnited Kingdom
Themes
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