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The Act of Killing
Why this pick
Like Hara’s film, it confronts perpetrators and witnesses head-on, letting volatile real encounters expose how violence, memory, and performance collide.
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MOVIE1987 2h 2m JPN
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
Its patient, relentless interviews turn historical investigation into an intense present-tense confrontation with testimony, denial, and the afterlife of war.
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Why this pick
It shares Hara’s investigative drive and moral urgency, using competing testimony and stylized reconstruction to challenge an official account of violence.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Filmmaker Kazuo Hara follows the life of WWII soldier Kenzo Okuzaki, as he journeys to discover the fates of others in his military unit.
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