‘The Act Of Killing’ Trailer: Confronting True Horror Through Cinema
By Russ Fischer/May 23, 2013 3:00 pm EST
Today Anwar and other death squad leaders have not been tried as criminals; rather, they hold positions of some social standing. The Act of Killing features their full cooperation. It invites the death squad leaders to recreate their actions as genre movies — westerns, musicals, and so on — and in so doing bring their past back to life. The trailer below shows you some of the effect, and even in this abbreviated form it is deeply chilling.
The Act of Killing hits limited theaters on July 19. Apple has the trailer.
