Bizarrofilia vs The Act of Killing
Bizarrofilia has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Act of Killing). Bizarrofilia is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 57m. The Act of Killing is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bizarrofilia
The Act of Killing| Bizarrofilia | The Act of Killing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Argentina | – |
| Director | Ayi Turzi | Joshua Oppenheimer |
| Main cast | Darío Lavia, Tetsuo Lumière, Daniela Giménez, Valeria Arévalos, Ariel Sotomayor | Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno |
Synopsis
Bizarrofilia
Argentina is a country with an extensive and varied cinematography. Within this enormity, there is a rare, atypical… bizarre cinema. Bizarrofilia aims to investigate the origin and meaning of the word “bizarre”, how the passage of time implies reinterpretations of some works, and focuses on the contemporary production of films that aim to distance themselves from any mimetic representation of reality… although in a country like ours reality…
The Act of Killing
In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
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