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Although we can talk about an Indonesian democracy, or we can talk about democratic elections and democratic rituals - the trappings of democracy - we can't genuinely talk about democracy in Indonesia because there is not rule of law, and democracy without rule of law is a nonsense.

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We can never run away from our past. The past will catch up to us because it is us. It is a part of us; it's what makes us we are. It's what delineates the borders of our societies.

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We have to support truth and reconciliation and some form of justice.

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All we can do is find the courage to stand still and to look backwards.

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I had been working with a community of survivors who had lost their relatives and were too scared to talk about it.

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In documentary filmmaking, there's a tradition of telling stories about victims. We often do that from a very patronizing place, but mostly we do it from a very selfish place, to reassure ourselves that our lives are in sympathy and solidarity with the victims.

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There are committed Indonesian filmmakers who are committed supporters of 'The Act Of Killing.'

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I think fundamentally, I had to make a decision really on whether this was a film about the past or the present. And 'The Act Of Killing' is a film about the present.

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In Denmark, the annual Christmas party is probably the most important cultural institution in the country.

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At our production company, the trademark dish - and this sounds particularly revolting - is curried pickled herring.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: September 23rd, 1974

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