The Look of Silence (2014)
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Actors: Adi Rukun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Joshua Oppenheimer, Kemat, M.Y. Basrun
Country: Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America
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