Nov 3, 2019 · Anwar Congo, who died last week, was an executioner during Indonesia's brutal anti-communist purge.

The film was mostly filmed in Medan, North Sumatra, following the executioner Anwar Congo and his acquaintances as they, upon Oppenheimer's request, re-enact their killings and talk about their actions openly, also following Congo's psychological journey facing the topic.

Anwar Tal'a Congo (19 Februari 1937 – 25 Oktober 2019) atau lebih dikenal sebagai Anwar Congo adalah seorang pria asal Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara yang dikenal karena tampil dalam film dokumenter Jagal.

Oct 27, 2019 · nwar Congo, the former leader of a death squad that is alleged to have killed thousands of suspected Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) members in Medan, North Sumatra, in the mid-1960s, passed...

Feb 18, 2014 · Anwar was the 41st perpetrator that Oppenheimer interviewed. "I lingered on him because I felt his pain was close to the surface," the Texan-born director said. Recruited by the army in...

Feb 20, 2014 · The Oscar-nominated documentary “The Act of Killing” challenges Anwar Congo, a death squad leader during the mass killings in 1965 Indonesia, to re-enact the horrors of his past.

Oct 24, 2015 · Anwar Congo,__ the paramilitary leader whose guilt is explored in “The Act of Killing,” says in the film, “For me, [‘G30s/PKI’] is the one thing that makes me feel not guilty. I watch ...

Nov 14, 2019 · He was born in Medan, a grimy industrial town in northern Sumatra that was home to Pancasila Youth, the main semi-official political gangster group that flourished as Indonesia’s military...

Nov 4, 2019 · Anwar Congo meninggal pada 25 Oktober dalam usia 78 tahun. Congo tumbuh di dekat ladang minyak tempat keluarganya bekerja di dekat kota Medan. Mereka relatif kaya, …

Nov 22, 2019 · 78-year-old Anwar Congo, has died decades after executing at least 1,000 suspected communists and others during a U.S.-backed purge which killed more than 50,000 people during the 1960s.