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''The Act of Killing'' ((インドネシア語:Jagal), meaning "Butcher") is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and co-directed by Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian. The film is about the individuals who participated in the Indonesian killings of 1965–66. It is a Danish-British-Norwegian co-production, presented by Final Cut for Real in Denmark and produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen. The executive producers were Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Joram ten Brink, and Andre Singer. It is a Docwest project of the University of Westminster. It won the 2013 European Film Award for Best Documentary, the Asia Pacific Screen Award, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oscars: Main nominations 2014 )〕 ''The Act of Killing'' won best documentary at the 67th BAFTA awards. In accepting the award, Oppenheimer asserted that the United States and the United Kingdom have "collective responsibility" for "participating in and ignoring" the crimes,〔Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (16 February 2014). (Baftas 2014: The Act of Killing wins best documentary ). ''The Guardian.'' Retrieved 16 February 2014.〕 which was omitted from the video BAFTA posted online.〔Macaulay, Scott (17 February 2014). (The Act of Killing Wins Documentary BAFTA; Director Oppenheimer’s Speech Edited Online ). ''Filmmaker.'' Retrieved 17 February 2014.〕 After a screening for US Congress members, Oppenheimer demanded that the US acknowledge its role in the killings.〔Sabarini, Prodita (16 February 2014). (Director calls for US to acknowledge its role in 1965 killings ). ''The Jakarta Post.'' Retrieved 17 February 2014.〕 The Indonesian government has responded negatively to the film. Its presidential spokesman on foreign affairs, Teuku Faizasyah, claimed that the film is misleading with respect to its portrayal of Indonesia.〔 Josua Gantan (23 January 2014). (Indonesia Reacts to ‘Act of Killing’ Academy Nomination ), ''The Jakarta Globe.'' Retrieved 27 May 2014〕 A companion piece to the film, ''The Look of Silence'', was released in 2014.〔Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (27 August 2014). (Act Of Killing sequel The Look Of Silence will hit theaters in 2015 ). ''A.V. Club.'' Retrieved 31 August 2014.〕 ==Synopsis== The film focuses on the perpetrators of the Indonesian killings of 1965–66 in the present day; ostensibly towards the communist community where almost a million people were killed. When Suharto overthrew Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, following the failed coup of the 30 September Movement in 1965, the gangsters Anwar Congo and Adi Zulkadry in Medan (North Sumatra) were promoted from selling black market movie theatre tickets to leading the most powerful death squad in North Sumatra. They also extorted money from ethnic Chinese as the price for keeping their lives. Anwar is said to have personally killed 1,000 people. Today, Anwar is revered as the right wing of a paramilitary organization Pemuda Pancasila that grew out of the death squads. The organization is so powerful that its leaders include government ministers who are openly involved in corruption, election rigging and clearing people from their land for developers. Invited by Oppenheimer, Anwar recounts his experiences killing for the cameras, and makes scenes depicting their memories and feelings about the killings. The scenes are produced in the style of their favorite films: gangster, western, and musical. Various aspects of Anwar and his friends' filmmaking process are shown, but as they begin to dramatize Anwar's own experiences, the fiction scenes begin to take over the film's form. Oppenheimer has called the result "a documentary of the imagination". Some of Anwar's friends state that the killings were wrong, while others worry about the consequences of the story on their public image. After Anwar plays a victim, he cannot continue. Oppenheimer, from behind the camera, states that it was worse for the victims because they knew they were going to be killed, whereas Anwar was only acting. Anwar then expresses doubts over whether or not he has sinned, tearfully saying he does not want to think about it. He revisits the rooftop where he claims many of his killings took place, and retches repeatedly. The dancers from the film's theatrical poster are seen before the credits begin to roll. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Act of Killing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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