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2 hours ago · The Act of Killing is a 2012 experimental documentary directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, with Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian co-director. The film addresses the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-66, during which alleged communists and opponents of the New Order regime were systematically tortured and executed.
Jun 1, 2024 · When The Act of Killing was released in 2012 it brought international attention to a dark chapter in Indonesian history: the politically motivated mass killings of one million people between 1965 and 1966. The ones who perpetrated these killings have never been held accountable; in fact, they still hold power in Indonesia.
Jun 21, 2024 · Genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race. The term was derived from the Greek genos (‘race,’ ‘tribe,’ or ‘nation’) and the Latin cide (‘killing’). Learn more about the history of genocide in this article.
Jun 11, 2024 · murder is the unlawful and premeditated killing of another human. I think this understanding saps ‘murder’ of it’s inherent normative significance (given it’s necessary link to the law). 1 I take murder to refer to the act of killing, as well as something morally–and thus normatively–significant. If we describe something as murder ...
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watched The Act of Killing (2012) a few days ago and i cant stop thinking about it. it was great but painful. should i watch the directors cut? how much different is the director cut? if the director cut is has meaningful things to add about the characters then sure.
3 days ago · The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is known as a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is condemned and is commonly referred to as being "on death row ".
6 days ago · A singular act of killing a mosquito, opened up a Pandora’s Box for self-reflection. Ethics are rules of conduct that are decided and enforced by and to the community or social system at large. On the other hand, morals are principles that act as an individual compass of right or wrong action.
