Review of The Look of Silence (2014) by Adam T — 17 May 2017
An optometrist offers to assess elderly people in his village who are unaware of his true motive- to confront and speak to those directly responsible for his brother's death during the Indonesian genocide.
The fear is often palpable when the interviewer is straying off the topic and it is quite disturbing how some of the murderers happily recall their exploits- even staging mock re-enactments. This documentary by Joshua Openheimer is a companion piece to The Act Of Killing- a film I am yet to see but I believe it is quietly disturbing and even more revealing than this one.
The scariest thing of course, is the fact that these people are still living and exerting control without reproach.
This review of The Look of Silence (2014) was written by Adam T on 17 May 2017.
The Look of Silence has generally received very positive reviews.
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