The Look of Silence (2014)
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · 100 min · History, Documentary
62.4 TOPICAL score · #1,144 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Look of Silence (2014, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer) has a TOPICAL score of 62.4 - ranked 1,144 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Jeanne Moreau Prize. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (327 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (327 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Jeanne Moreau Prize
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages
- Still read10,089 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong