The Act of Killing
Documentary • NR • 2012 • 1 hr 57 min
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Fascism in living color. If you were telling the story of your life and you were a state sanctioned mass murderer, how would you do it?
One of the most horrific documentary ever made, really unbelievable stuff, incredibly captivating. Shows us the heights of human evil
I had to stop: the impact of this was basically too much for me - worth watching, but steel yourself.
Unbelievable. You can't make this stuff up.
One of the most daring and courageous documentaries I've ever seen.
A fascinating documentary on some of the worst people still living. A risk taking documentary.
surreal to hear war criminals who committed some of humanity's worst atrocities talk about it in the way we'd talk about folding laundry
Intense Doc, a little too slow for my taste but very well done
If you're an experienced documentary fan then give it a look. It's a tough watch, however incredibly well shot and presented.
Probably the best character study documentary I have ever seen. Hard to believe that it's even about real life events.
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