The Act of Killing

#TheActOfKilling
PBS Premiere: Oct. 6, 2014Check the broadcast schedule »

Credits

A film by Joshua Oppenheimer

Thanks to all 60 members of our Indonesian crew, from assistant directors to production managers to cinematographers, who must remain anonymous to protect their safety.

Characters (in order of appearance)
Anwar Congo
Herman Koto
Syamsul Arifin
Ibrahim Sinik
Yapto Soerjosoemarno
Safit Pardede
Jusuf Kalla
Adi Zulkadry
Soaduon Siregar
Haji Marzuki
Haji Anif
Sakhyan Asmara

Directed by
Joshua Oppenheimer

Co-directors
Christine Cynn
Anonymous

Produced by
Signe Byrge Sørensen

Producers
Joram ten Brink
& Anonymous
Christine Cynn
Anne Köhncke
Joshua Oppenheimer
Michael Uwemedimo

Executive Producers
Werner Herzog
Errol Morris
André Singer
Joram ten Brink
Torstein Grude
Bjarte Mørner Tveit

Cinematographers
Carlos Arango de Montis
Lars Skree

Editors
Niels Pagh Andersen
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Mariko Montpetit
Ariadna Fatjo-Vilas Mestre
Charlotte Munch Bengtsen

Co-producers
Christine Cynn
Torstein Grude
Joshua Oppenheimer
Bjarte Mørner Tveit

Associate Producers
Maria Kristensen
Lizzy Ratner

Original Sound Design
Elin Øyen Vister

Sound Editing
Henrik Gugge Garnov
Gunn Tove Grønsberg

Production Assistants
Michelle Bernth
Lia Na'ama ten Brink
Tom Brookes
Oliver Clasper
Shusaku Harada
Nick Hegreberg
Hugo MacPherson
Valentin Manz
Samuel Simon
Karina Lavik

Post Production Managers
Maria Kristensen
Helga Høegh-Krohn
Heidi Elise Christensen

Colorist
Tom Chr. Lilletvedt

Visual Effects
Christopher Berge Hove
Tom Chr. Lilletvedt

Graphics
NR2154

Motion Graphics Artist
Emil Thorbjørnsson

Advisor
Jakob Kirstein Høgel

Lawyers
Leon Morgan
Else Helland
Katrine Schlüther Schierbeck

Insurance
Jens-Georg Hansen
Lyberg & Partnere

Film and Footage
Dialog Khusus TVRI Sumatera Utara eps. Pemuda Bioskop Membuat Film untuk
Mengenang Penumpasan PKI
Produced by Televisi Republik Indonesia Stasiun Propinsi Sumatera Utara
Courtesy of Televisi Republik Indonesia Stasiun Propinsi Sumatera Utara

Archive material
Courtesy of Rasmus Dinesen and Final Cut for Real ApS

Songs
Burung Kakaktua
Composer: trad.

Bunga Seroja
Composer: Husein Bawafie
Courtesy of Ridho Bawafie

Mars Pemuda Pancasila
Composer: Rivi Hamdani
Courtesy of Devi Tiara Arafah

Born Free
Composer John Barry
Lyrics Don Black
Courtesy of SONY/ATV TUNES LLC
SONY/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia

Don't worry, be happy
Composer/Lyrics: MCFERRIN
Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing MGB Scandinavia AB

Theme for the Act of Killing
Composer: Karsten Fundal
Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Performed by Clara Bryld, Andreas Estrup, Frederik Teige & Katinka Fogh Vindelev
Technician: Lars Falck
Recording Studio: Copenhagen Studios

Additional music
Simon Thamdrup Jensen

Special Thanks
Britdoc, Sheffield Meet Market, Copenhagen Dox
Copenhagen Dox Forum, Dox Bio
EAVE 2010, EAVE 2010 Group D
Kong Gulerod Film, Producentforeningen
Radiator Film, Vision Machine Film Project

Funding provided by
The Danish Film Institute
EU Media Broadcast
Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK
The Norwegian Film Institute
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Danida
Stavanger Kommunes Kulturbyfond 2010
The Freedom of Expression Foundation
Filmkraft, Rogaland
DR TV
University of Westminster
Stiftelsen Matriark

Produced by
Final Cut for Real ApS
Co-produced with
Piraya Film and Novaya Zemlya Ltd
In association with
Spring Films Ltd

Produced in collaboration with
ZDF in collaboration with ARTE
DR K
NRK
YLE
SVT
VPRO
Kudos Family Distribution
Against Gravity

Commissioning Editors
ZDF -- Sabine Bubeck-Paaz
DR K -- Flemming Hedegaard Larsen
NRK -- Tore Tomter
YLE -- Iikka Vehkalahti, Erkki Astala
SVT -- Axel Arnö
VPRO -- Nathalie Windhorst
Kudos Family Distribution -- Bjarte Mørner Tveit
Against Gravity -- Artur Liebhart

This program was produced by Final Cut for Real ApS which is solely responsible for its content.

© 2012 FINAL CUT FOR REAL APS, PIRAYA FILM AS AND NOVAYA ZEMLYA LTD