Through Joshua Oppenheimer's footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. The documentary focuses on the youngest son, an optometrist named Adi, who decides to break the suffocating spell of submission and terror by doing something unimaginable in a society where the murderers remain in power: he confronts the men who killed his brother and, while testing their eyesight, asks them to accept responsibility for their actions. This unprecedented film initiates and bears witness to the collapse of fifty years of silence.
| Original title | The Look of Silence |
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| Danish title | The Look of Silence |
| Keywords | Executioners, Genocide, Mass murder, Forgiveness, Indonesia, 1960-1969, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Joshua Oppenheimer |
| Co-director | Anonymous |
| Producer | Signe Byrge Sørensen |
| Director of Photography | Lars Skree |
| Editor | Niels Pagh Andersen |
| Sound | Henrik Gugge Garnov |
| Production country | Denmark, Norway, Finland, Indonesia, United Kingdom |
| Dialogue language | English,Indonesian |
| Domestic distribution | Camera Film |
| International sales | Cinephil - Philippa Kowarsky Production Ltd. |
| Danish theatrical release | 13.11.2014 |
| Cinemas | Reprise Teatret, Grand, Café Biografen (Odense), Ishøj Bio, Biffen (Aalborg), Øst for Paradis (Århus), Empire, CinemaxX (Århus), Bibliografen (Bagsværd) |
| Comment | The film is a follow-up to Joshua Oppenheimer's 'The Act of Killing' (2012). Both films were nominated for a Best Documentary Feature Oscar. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Final Cut for Real ApS |
| Co-production | Piraya Film, Making Movies, Spring Films, Anonym |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut |
| Domestic distribution | Camera Film |
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| Direction | Joshua Oppenheimer |
| Co-director | Anonymous |
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| Producer | Signe Byrge Sørensen |
| Production manager | Maria Kristensen |
| Associate producer | Heidi Elise Christensen |
| Co-producer | Torstein Grude |
| Co-producer | Kaarle Aho |
| Co-producer | Anonymous |
| Co-producer | Bjarte Mørner Tveit |
| Executive producer | Werner Herzog |
| Executive producer | Errol Morris |
| Executive producer | André Singer |
| Production assistant | Ömer Sami |
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| Cinematographer | Lars Skree |
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| Stills | Lars Skree |
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| Editor | Niels Pagh Andersen |
| Assistant editor | Mariko Montpetit |
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| Sound | Henrik Gugge Garnov |
| Sound designer | Henrik Gugge Garnov |
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| VFX | Tom Chr. Lilletvedt |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Nomination. Best Feature Documentary | 2015 | Torun, Camerimage 2015 |
| Special Jury Mention | 2015 | Docsbarcelona 2015 |
| Audience Award | 2015 | Docsbarcelona 2015 |
| Amnesty Catalunya Award | 2015 | Docsbarcelona 2015 |
| Audience Award | 2015 | Haag, Amnesty Int. Movies that Matter Festival 2015 |
| Best Documentary Award | 2015 | Vilnius International Film Festival 2015 |
| Audience Award - Best Film, Festival Favorites | 2015 | Austin, SXSW Film Festival 2015 |
| Best Documentary Award | 2015 | Sofia International Film Festival 2015 |
| Best Film | 2015 | Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival 2015 |
| Peace Film Prize | 2015 | Berlinale 2015 |
| Best Nordic Documentary Film | 2015 | Göteborg International Film Festival 2015 |
| Audience Award | 2015 | Angers Premiers Plans 2015 |
| Special Jury Mention | 2015 | Angers Premiers Plans 2015 |
| DOX:AWARD | 2014 | CPH:DOX 2014 |
| Best World Documentary (Cinephile Prize) | 2014 | Busan International Film Festival 2014 |
| Special Mention | 2014 | Zürich Film Festival 2014 |
| Grand Jury Prize | 2014 | Venice International Film Festival 2014 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2019-11-20 |
| Torun, Camerimage | 2015-11-14 |
| Montreal, Rencontres Int. du Documentaire | 2015-11-12 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2015-11-04 |
| Vienna Film Festival, Viennale | 2015-10-22 |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2015-10-01 |
| Message to Man | 2015-09-19 |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2015-09-18 |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 2015-08-14 |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2015-08-08 |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2015-07-30 |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2015-07-16 |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2015-06-19 |
| Cape Town, Encounters South African Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2015-06-04 |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2015-06-03 |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2015-05-29 |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2015-05-09 |
| Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2015-05-06 |
| Beijing International Film Festival | 2015-04-16 |
| Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente | 2015-04-15 |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2015-03-23 |
| Haag, Amnesty Int. Movies that Matter Festival | 2015-03-20 |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2015-03-19 |
| Austin, SXSW Film Festival | 2015-03-13 |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2015-03-13 |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2015-03-05 |
| Trondheim Kosmorama International Film Festival | 2015-03-02 |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2015-03-02 |
| ZagrebDox | 2015-02-23 |
| Berlinale | 2015-02-05 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2015-01-23 |
| Angers Premiers Plans | 2015-01-16 |
| Tehran, Cinéma Vérité, Documentary Film Festival | 2014-11-30 |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2014-11-20 |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2014-11-19 |
| CPH:DOX | 2014-11-06 |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2014-10-02 |
| New York Film Festival | 2014-09-27 |
| Zürich Film Festival | 2014-09-25 |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2014-09-18 |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2014-09-04 |
| Telluride Film Festival | 2014-08-29 |
| Venice International Film Festival | 2014-08-27 |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | Kastrup, Kim | 2016-02-27 |
| Varia | BT | Skaaning Andersen, Olav | 2016-01-17 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2016-01-16 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2016-01-15 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Carstensen, Ivar | 2016-01-15 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Carstensen, Ivar | 2016-01-15 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte, Kim | 2016-01-15 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte, Kim | 2016-01-15 |
| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | Melchior Sjoervad, Rune | 2016-01-15 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Michael Bo | 2015-10-28 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bo Green Jensen | 2014-11-14 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Morten Durr | 2014-11-14 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Louise Kidde Sauntved | 2014-11-13 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Jacob Oersted | 2014-11-13 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Christian Monggaard | 2014-11-13 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Soeren Hermansen | 2014-11-13 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Nanna Frank Rasmussen | 2014-11-13 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Dorte Hygum Soerensen | 2014-11-11 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Michael Bo | 2014-11-06 |
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