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The Act of Killing

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a movie about the killings in Indonesia after the overthrown of the government in 1965, as seen by three death squad leaders

Artist / Author Joshua Oppenheimer
Publisher dogwoof dvd
Reference D2135
Date 2012
Type DVD
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death ethics film human rights identity memeory politics

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