Im Angesicht der Stille (2014)

Im Angesicht der Stille: Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. With Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong. A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

“The Look of Silence is such a brilliant title for this movie. For one, itu0026#39;s a good description of Adiu0026#39;s reaction when hearing about the murder of his brother. (And itu0026#39;s oddly fitting that he is an optometrist). Itu0026#39;s also a description of the response they get from the perpetrators, refusing to show any guilt or remorse, preferring to pretend that it never happened. And that seems to be what Oppenheimer is tapping into in Indonesia, the look of silence, and what really lies behind it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is definitely a companion piece to the previous u0026quot;Act of Killingu0026quot;. Not because it does not stand on its own, which it does, but because they stand so much stronger together. Each documentary has an unique perspective on some mutual themes. Especially guilt and remorse.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s amazing how it all comes together in a movie like this. Oppenheimer must have done a lot of work for this. Adi is such a good subject for a documentary like this, and having him being willing to explore this dark side of his nationu0026#39;s history, and openly talk to the people who brutally murdered his brother – itu0026#39;s such an unique way to explore all of this. And Adi does a really good job with it all.”