Joshua Oppenheimer apparently hired the male equivalent of Maz Kanata for the poster.
“The Look of Silence” isn’t “The Act of Killing”, but it doesn’t need to be. Adi Rukun is the focus of this companion piece that finds Oppenheimer returning to the world of Act of Killing. While following Adi, we see the impact of the brutal Indonesian genocide over the decades. Adi wasn’t born until about five years after the genocide, but his family was forever ravaged when the regime murdered his older brother.
Adi works with Oppenheimer to find the people that carried out these acts, as he wants answers for the Genocide. But, most of the film’s participants worked in anonymity out of fear for their lives. All the while, Adi gives these brutal men eye exams, as he questions them via subterfuge. None of them express remorse, as they are quiet willing to share tales of their brutality.
The Blu-Ray comes with a digital copy, commentary and featurettes as the special features. The A/V Quality continues to be stunning as are 99% of the Drafthouse releases. The 1080p transfer really pops for a documentary. The DTS-HD 5.1 master audio track kicks it up a notch. I’m assuming, it’s DTS-HD as that’s what it kicked over to when it left PCM. I’d recommend a purchase.
RELEASE DATE: 1/12/2016