# The Look of Silence (2014)

> A grieving Indonesian optician confronts the men who murdered his brother, breaking decades of silence around a national atrocity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/155694

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: History, Documentary
- Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
- Cast: Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Kemat, Joshua Oppenheimer, Amir Siahaan, Ted Yates
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521134/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, intimate, contemplative, serious viewing, historical reflection

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of truth and silence in the aftermath of atrocity.

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