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Documentaries like The Act of Killing

Not everyone loves The Act of Killing for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Act of Killing

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  1. You want history told by the people who carried it out.

  2. You can sit with a story that offers no comfort at the end.

  3. You want to see who stayed in power after the killings.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Bus 1742002

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you can sit with a story that offers no comfort at the end

    Good for you if you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.

  • LA 922017

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you want to see who stayed in power after the killings

    Good for you if you want to see the 1992 Los Angeles riots as they were filmed at the time.

  • Taxi to the Dark Side2008

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you want to see who stayed in power after the killings

    Good for you if you want the true story of one innocent man who died in US custody.

  • One Child Nation2019

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you want to see who stayed in power after the killings

    Good for you if you want to hear the people who lived the policy, in their own words.

  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you want to see who stayed in power after the killings

    Good for you if you want the personal stories of people who lived through that day.

  • Waltz with Bashir2008

    • history told by the people who carried it out

    Good for you if you like a director investigating his own past.

  • Night and Fog1956

    • history told by the people who carried it out

    Good for you if you want the record itself, the archives and the places as they were left.

  • The Look of Silence2014

    • history told by the people who carried it out

    Good for you if you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask.

  • Titicut Follies1967

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you want to see who stayed in power after the killings

    Good for you if you want to see a real prison hospital with no narrator telling you what to think.

  • Chernobyl2019

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you can sit with a story that offers no comfort at the end

    Good for you if you want to understand a real disaster.

  • Hearts and Minds1974

    • history told by the people who carried it out
    • you want to see who stayed in power after the killings

    Good for you if you like a film made in the middle of the events it shows.

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