Adi Rukun

Biography

Adi Rukun, born in 1968 in Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra, was a key figure in Joshua Oppenheimer's 2014 documentary film The Look of Silence. The film is based on the confessions of mass murderers, including Adi's eldest brother, who was killed by one of the killers, Amir Hasan. Adi's story is deeply intertwined with Amir's historical record, "Embun Berdarah", which recounts his 'heroic acts' in murdering communists.