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The Look of Silence Movie (2014): Where to watch and stream online

Q: Where can I stream The Look of Silence?

You can stream The Look of Silence on: Apple TV, Rakuten TV and Sky Store

The Look of Silence

HistoryDocumentary

2014, Movie, 1h 40min

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.

Country: Indonesia,Norway,Finland,United States,United Kingdom,Denmark

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Reviews

Critic Glenn Kenny

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...a deliberate companion piece to “Killing,” and it too is strong and upsetting.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic David Hughes

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Imagining Holocaust survivors confronting ageing Nazi death camp proprietors, while the Third Reich is still in power, may be the only way to fully understand Oppenheimer’s film.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...the focus still remains on the culprits, but the way they are challenged has a remarkable new dimension.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Marc Savlov

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Some documentary films are so emotionally devastating as to be almost unbearable to watch, and yet watch them we must.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Kasper Løvborg

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A powerfully dramatic doc. The guy interviewing the monsters responsible for killing his brothers, who represents our disbelief and disgust, gives the audience a strong hook. Cudos to him for being able to go through with it.

5 years ago

Critic Mark Kermode

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...Indonesia’s butchers speak again – but this time, so do their victims

Read full review at The Guardian

Frequently asked questions

What is The Look of Silence about? Toggle content

The Look of Silence is a documentary that delves into the 1965-1966 Indonesian mass killings through the perspective of a family who lost their son and brother. The film follows the youngest brother's journey as he confronts the men responsible for his brother's death, breaking the spell of silence and fear that has haunted the survivors for decades. This powerful and emotional documentary sheds light on one of history's darkest moments, revealing the raw reality of life under terror and oppression.

Where can I stream The Look of Silence? Toggle content

You can stream The Look of Silence on: Apple TV Rakuten TV Sky Store