The Act of Killing

Mass killers reenact murders as Hollywood musicals. Unwatchable. Essential.

One commander gleefully stages a musical number around real torture methods, yet by the end, 40% of participants show visible signs of breakdown, including one who vomits on camera. Executive-produced by Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, this Oscar-nominated work delivers a concrete data point: the killers re-created over 100 scenes, revealing how evil can be normalized until it cracks.

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