The Look of Silence

Name: The Look of Silence
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2014-11-13
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Kemat

2014·Movie·100 min·★ 7.8(313)

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An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family members lived in fear and silence until the making of this documentary. Adi, a brother of his, decided to revisit the horrific incident and visited the men who were responsible for the killings and one survivor of the purge. These meetings uncovered sadistic details of the murders and exposed raw emotions and reactions of the killers' family members about what happened in the past - much to Adi's disappointment.

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About The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence is a 2014 English-language history and documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. The cast is led by Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan. It has a runtime of 1h 40m. Viewers rate it 7.8/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Fandor, Kanopy, Hoopla.

The Look of Silence was produced by Making Movies, Final Cut for Real, and Piraya Film and made in Denmark and Finland. It was released on November 13, 2014. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Release date: November 13, 2014
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: Denmark, Finland
Box office: $0 million
Production: Making Movies, Final Cut for Real, Piraya Film

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The Look of Silence cast & crew

The Look of Silence was directed by Joshua Oppenheimer.

The cast features Adi Rukun as Self, M.Y. Basrun as Self, Amir Hasan as Self (archive footage), Inong as Self, Kemat as Self, and Joshua Oppenheimer as Self (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Seri Banang, cinematography is by Lars Skree, and it was produced by Werner Herzog and Errol Morris.

Is The Look of Silence worth watching?

The Look of Silence holds an audience score of 7.8/10 from 313 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed history films.

At 1h 40m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy history and documentary, The Look of Silence is worth a place on your watchlist.

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