The Act of Killing sits in the top 9% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #47 of 547 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
Jagal
“A story of killers who win, and the society they build.”
Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime.
Audience Engagement
616 audience reviews — more than 99% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #47 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #6 of 27 (top 22%).
The 2011–2013 Other Asia Window
Among 61 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, The Act of Killing places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Act of Killing premiered alongside 17 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 39m runtime, production spent $6K per minute on screen and earned $5K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Other Asia films in 2012.
The 303rd Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Act of Killing, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- political documentary · 3
- social & cultural documentary · 3
- indonesian genocide · 1
- corruption · 29
- indonesia · 9
- genocide · 7
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Indonesian |
| Production Companies | Final Cut for Real, Piraya Film, Novaya Zemlya, Spring Films |
| Runtime | 2h 39m |
| Release Date | November 1, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2375605 |
| Official Site | theactofkilling.com |