30 March 2014 11:00
29 March 2014 15:00
The Act of Killing essay: How Indonesia’s mass killings could have slowed the Vietnam War.
How did we forget the mass killings in Indonesia? And what might they have taught us about Vietnam?
The Act of Killing | Nick Fraser | Film | The Observer
Don't give an Oscar to this snuff movie
It has won over critics but this tasteless film teaches us nothing and merely indulges the unrepentant butchers of Indonesia
29 March 2014 13:00
It Came From Inside the House: Community, Criticism and The Act of Killing | Filmmaker Magazine
For much of the past decade, one constant gripe within the world of documentary has been a need for more writing and better criticism about the craft of the filmmaking (as opposed to summaries of the plot or lionizations of the subject). So why have two recent, very critical op-ed pieces about The Act of Killing drawn such heat? The answer lies in both the source of the criticism and the method.
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