The Look of Silence
2014
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Synopsis
An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
The Look of Silence (2014) is a 1h 40min documentary feature film by Joshua Oppenheimer. An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated. Selected for Fantastic Fest (2014).
Key facts
Cast
Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Kemat, Joshua Oppenheimer, Amir Siahaan, Ted Yates
Original language
Indonesian
First release
September 11, 2014 (Italy)
Awards
Jeanne Moreau Prize
Setting
Indonesia
Filming locations
Indonesia
Crew
Producer
Signe Byrge Sørensen
Cinematography
Lars Skree
Editing
Nils Pagh Andersen
Music
Mana Tahan, Seri Banang
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Classification date
July 24, 2015
Trailer
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2016 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 2016 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2015 generic
- Calgary Underground Film Festival 2015 generic - Documentary Feature ★ Jury Award, Best Documentary Feature
- Camerimage 2015 generic - Documentary Features ★ Golden Frog (Grand Prix)
- Göteborg Film Festival 2015 generic - Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary ★ Winner: Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary
- Seattle International Film Festival 2015 generic
- Busan International Film Festival 2014 generic - Wide Angle – Documentary Showcase ★ Busan Cinephile Award
- CPH:DOX 2014 generic - CPH:DOX Award (winner) ★ CPH:DOX Award
- Fantastic Fest 2014
- Telluride Film Festival 2014 generic - Main Program
- Venice Film Festival 2014 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Look of Silence | |
| Alternate title | Le Regard du silence | |
| Alternate title | Senyap |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | September 11, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | November 13, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Indonesia | December 10, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | April 2, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 11, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | June 11, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Canada | July 17, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | July 17, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | July 24, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Germany | October 1, 2015 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | October 2, 2015 |
| Streaming | Indonesia | December 10, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Joshua Oppenheimer |
| Cast | Adi Rukun (Self), M.Y. Basrun (Self), Amir Hasan (Self (archive footage)), Inong (Self), Kemat (Self), Joshua Oppenheimer (Self (voice)), Amir Siahaan (Self), Ted Yates (Self (archive footage)) |
| Producer | Signe Byrge Sørensen |
| Executive producer | André Singer, Errol Morris, Werner Herzog |
| Cinematography | Lars Skree |
| Editing | Nils Pagh Andersen |
| Music | Mana Tahan, Seri Banang |
| Sound | Henrik 'Gugge' Garnov |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
