Abstract
In The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, GB/DK/NO/ 2012), Joshua Oppenheimer searches for humanity by assessing the rituals, routines and words of former perpe-trators who participated in the 1965/66 genocide in Medan, Indonesia. This article puts The Act of Killing in the context of Oppenheimer’s writings on film and violence and explores how his film negotiates humanity by working with a missionary para-digm of expressive guilt that serves not only the director but also a critical audience to give a happy ending
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-34 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal for Religion, Film and Media |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 May 2018 |
Keywords
- film
- trauma
- Joshua Oppenheimer
- violence
- Indonesian genocide