I am wont to hand out 10/10 reviews.
TAOK is an expertly crafted documentary telling a truly essential story for the sake of humanity. I am not sure how Joshua did it, but, when Anwar Congo heads upstairs to the scene of his atrocities I actually felt sympathy for him (Anwar). It made me realise that the punishment for the unspeakable horror he'd committed, was the realisation of what he'd done, what they had done. His prison is hell on earth and any form of execution is too easy a way out.
Fair warning though, the content, although not overtly graphic is psychologically harrowing, particularly the scene in the village where actual atrocities were carried out by the Pemuda Pancasila. In this scene they reenact the violence between the PP and the villagers, and as has often happens in the film, the distinction between method acting and the real murdering gets blurred.
Just watch it, but be prepared.
TAOK is an expertly crafted documentary telling a truly essential story for the sake of humanity. I am not sure how Joshua did it, but, when Anwar Congo heads upstairs to the scene of his atrocities I actually felt sympathy for him (Anwar). It made me realise that the punishment for the unspeakable horror he'd committed, was the realisation of what he'd done, what they had done. His prison is hell on earth and any form of execution is too easy a way out.
Fair warning though, the content, although not overtly graphic is psychologically harrowing, particularly the scene in the village where actual atrocities were carried out by the Pemuda Pancasila. In this scene they reenact the violence between the PP and the villagers, and as has often happens in the film, the distinction between method acting and the real murdering gets blurred.
Just watch it, but be prepared.