The Act of Killing
2012 2h 39m movie Film

The Act of Killing

Jagal

“A story of killers who win, and the society they build.”

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.

The 2011–2013 Other Asia Window

61 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Act of Killing sits at position #7.

  1. Omar
    #1

    Omar

    ★ 9.1 · 2012

  2. Al Bernameg
    #2

    Al Bernameg

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  3. From Iran, a Separation
    #3

    From Iran, a Separation

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  4. Asmaa
    #4

    Asmaa

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  5. The Painting Pool
    #5

    The Painting Pool

    ★ 8.0 · 2013

  6. A Separation
    #6

    A Separation

    ★ 7.9 · 2011

  7. The Act of Killing

    #7

    The Act of Killing

    ★ 7.7 · 2012

  8. The Square
    #8

    The Square

    ★ 7.7 · 2013

The 2010s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Act of Killing premiered. 226 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$1.0M
Budget
$723K
Revenue
Net Profit
0.7×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 39m runtime, production spent $6K per minute on screen and earned $5K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
616
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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%).

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

Themes & Motifs

  • corruption
  • indonesia
  • genocide
  • indonesian genocide
  • political documentary
  • social & cultural documentary

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