The Act Of Killing (2012)

Joshua Oppenheimer & Christine Cynn alongside a mostly anonymous crew demonstrate the genuine true power of well made cinema. 'The Act Of Killing' is simply draw dropping cinema. 8 years in the making, it's profoundly surreal, disturbing, terrorfying and upsetting yet always compelling and challenging. In its most simplistic synopsis the documentary lets former leaders of Indonesian Death Squads reinact the killings of millions of Communists after the government was overpowered by the military in 1965. All the extras which include Joshua talking through the scenes and how the film has been received are also essential viewing. Overall, this really is essential cinema.

10/10