The Look of Silence

An Indonesian optometrist, Adi Rukun, embarks on a perilous journey to confront his family's dark past after witnessing his brother's brutal murder during Indonesia's 1965 Communist Purge, which left him and his parents living in fear for decades. To test the killers' vision, Adi interviews some of the men responsible, including his own uncle, while filming also sheds light on the emotional toll of their crimes, as revealed through the reactions of their families. This powerful companion piece to Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing delves into the devastating consequences of a nation's traumatic history and the personal cost of forgiveness.