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* [[BannedInChina Banned in Indonesia]]: After loud protests by various right-wing organisations who accuse it of distorting history and glorifying communism, the government placed a ban on commercial screenings of the film. Various non-commercial screening sessions were likewise threatened and harassed by said organisations, which still enjoy high-level political backing and de facto legal immunity throughout the country.
** That said, millions have seen it and continue to see it, and many ''are'' questioning and rethinking their history. [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/03/the-act-of-killing-change-indonesia-oscar This film has succeeded in making a difference]]. The genie is out of the bottle, and you can't force it back in. Justice can still come, someday.

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* [[BannedInChina Banned BannedInChina: The film is banned in Indonesia]]: Indonesia. After loud protests by various right-wing organisations who accuse it of distorting history and glorifying communism, the government placed a ban on commercial screenings of the film. Various non-commercial screening sessions were likewise threatened and harassed by said organisations, which still enjoy high-level political backing and de facto legal immunity throughout the country.
** That said, millions have seen it and continue to see it, and many ''are'' questioning and rethinking their history. [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/03/the-act-of-killing-change-indonesia-oscar This film has succeeded in making a difference]]. The genie is out of the bottle, and you can't force it back in. Justice can still come, someday.
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** That said, millions have seen it and continue to see it, and many ''are'' questioning and rethinking their history. The genie is out of the bottle, and you can't force it back in. Justice can still come, someday.

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** That said, millions have seen it and continue to see it, and many ''are'' questioning and rethinking their history. [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/03/the-act-of-killing-change-indonesia-oscar This film has succeeded in making a difference]]. The genie is out of the bottle, and you can't force it back in. Justice can still come, someday.
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** That said, millions have seen it and continue to see it, and many ''are'' questioning and rethinking their history. The genie is out of the bottle, and you can't force it back in. Justice can still come, someday.
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* [[BannedInChina Banned in Indonesia]]: After loud protests by various right-wing organisations who accuse it of distorting history and glorifying communism, the government placed a ban on commercial screenings of the film. Various non-commercial screening sessions were likewise threatened and harassed by said organisations, which still enjoy high-level political backing and de facto legal immunity throughout the country.
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* ThrowItIn: An extremely dark example. The crew originally planned to shoot the movie as a straightforward documentary. It was the hitmen themselves who suggested staging reenactments of their crimes with all kinds of campy cinematic flourishes.

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