The Look of Silence (2014)
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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.
- Released: 2014-09-11
- Genres: History, Documentary
- Runtime: 1h 40m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 326 votes
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer.
Top cast
- Adi Rukun as Self
- M.Y. Basrun as Self
- Amir Hasan as Self (archive footage)
- Inong as Self
- Kemat as Self
- Joshua Oppenheimer as Self (voice)
- Amir Siahaan as Self
- Ted Yates as Self (archive footage)
Where to watch The Look of Silence
- United States: stream on Fandor; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Fandor; watch free on Hoopla
- Australia: stream on DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel; watch free on Beamafilm, Hoopla; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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