The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing is what happens when fear is institutionalized. The mechanisms and structures built to seemingly keep the fearful monster at bay is revealed to be the more terrifying fiend because it has become normalized. And this is a leviathan of evil, with gangsters and paramilitary groups propped up by the Indonesian military and government. Filipino viewers will not find this strange as they are quite familiar with how power is wielded with impunity in this country.