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Joshua Oppenheimer is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer American born on 23 september 1974 at Texas (USA)
Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born 23 September 1974 in Austin, Texas, USA) is an American-British film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark
Oppenheimer's films push the boundaries of fiction and documentary. Influenced by the experimental montage of his mentor, Dusan Makavejev, his first feature film The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (1997) won a Gold Hugo from the Chicago International Film Festival (1998) and premiered at the 1997 Telluride Film Festival.
From 2004 to 2012, he produced a series of films in Indonesia. One of them, The Act of Killing (2012), premiered at the 2012 Telluride Film Festival. Since then it has won many prizes world-wide, including a Panorama Audience Award, as well as a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury from the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The Act of Killing also won Robert Award by the Film Academy of Denmark, as well as 66th Bodil Awards by Denmark's National Association of Film Critics. The Act of Killing was also awarded Aung San Suu Kyi Award at Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival 2013
Joshua Oppenheimer appeared on The Daily Show (August 13, 2013) to talk about The Act of Killing.
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Birth name Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer
Nationality USA
Birth 23 september 1974 (50 years) at Texas (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 23 september 1974 (50 years) at Texas (USA)
Oppenheimer's films push the boundaries of fiction and documentary. Influenced by the experimental montage of his mentor, Dusan Makavejev, his first feature film The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (1997) won a Gold Hugo from the Chicago International Film Festival (1998) and premiered at the 1997 Telluride Film Festival.
From 2004 to 2012, he produced a series of films in Indonesia. One of them, The Act of Killing (2012), premiered at the 2012 Telluride Film Festival. Since then it has won many prizes world-wide, including a Panorama Audience Award, as well as a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury from the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The Act of Killing also won Robert Award by the Film Academy of Denmark, as well as 66th Bodil Awards by Denmark's National Association of Film Critics. The Act of Killing was also awarded Aung San Suu Kyi Award at Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival 2013
Joshua Oppenheimer appeared on The Daily Show (August 13, 2013) to talk about The Act of Killing.
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The Look of Silence (2014)
, 1h30Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Joshua Oppenheimer
Roles Self (voice)
Rating82%
A middle-aged Indonesian man, whose brother was brutally murdered in the 1965 purge of "communists," confronts the men who carried out the killings. Out of concern for his safety, the man is not fully identified in the film and is credited only as "anonymous," as are many of the film's crew positions. Some shots consist of the man watching (what seems to be) extra footage from The Act of Killing, which includes video of the men who killed his brother. He visits some of the killers and their collaborators—including his uncle—under the pretense of an eye exam. Although none of the killers express any remorse, the daughter of one of them is clearly shaken when she hears, apparently for the first time, the details of the killings.
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The Look of Silence (2014)
, 1h30Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Joshua Oppenheimer
Rating82%
A middle-aged Indonesian man, whose brother was brutally murdered in the 1965 purge of "communists," confronts the men who carried out the killings. Out of concern for his safety, the man is not fully identified in the film and is credited only as "anonymous," as are many of the film's crew positions. Some shots consist of the man watching (what seems to be) extra footage from The Act of Killing, which includes video of the men who killed his brother. He visits some of the killers and their collaborators—including his uncle—under the pretense of an eye exam. Although none of the killers express any remorse, the daughter of one of them is clearly shaken when she hears, apparently for the first time, the details of the killings.
The Act of Killing (2012)
, 2h39Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Politique, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry
Rating81%
The film focuses on the perpetrators of the Indonesian killings of 1965–66 in the present day; ostensibly towards the communist community where almost a million people were killed. When Suharto overthrew Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, following the failed coup of the 30 September Movement in 1965, the gangsters Anwar Congo and Adi Zulkadry in Medan (North Sumatra) were promoted from selling black market movie theatre tickets to leading the most powerful death squad in North Sumatra. They also extorted money from ethnic Chinese as the price for keeping their lives. Anwar is said to have personally killed 1,000 people.
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Doctor Strange (2016)
, 1h55Directed by Benedict Wong, Scott Derrickson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Stan Lee
Roles Writer
Rating74%
Au Népal, un dénommé Kaecilius, maître des arts mystiques, s'introduit avec ses comparses dans la bibliothèque du sanctuaire de Kamar-Taj afin de s’emparer de deux pages du livre de Cagliostro, après avoir tué le bibliothécaire. L’Ancien tente d’arrêter son ex-élève mais échoue, son disciple parvenant à fuir.
The Act of Killing (2012)
, 2h39Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Politique, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry
Rating81%
The film focuses on the perpetrators of the Indonesian killings of 1965–66 in the present day; ostensibly towards the communist community where almost a million people were killed. When Suharto overthrew Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, following the failed coup of the 30 September Movement in 1965, the gangsters Anwar Congo and Adi Zulkadry in Medan (North Sumatra) were promoted from selling black market movie theatre tickets to leading the most powerful death squad in North Sumatra. They also extorted money from ethnic Chinese as the price for keeping their lives. Anwar is said to have personally killed 1,000 people.
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
, 1h52Directed by Marcus Nispel
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Saïd Taghmaoui, Leo Howard
Rating52%
Conan is the son of Corin, chief of a barbarian tribe. The youth is a skilled but violent warrior, who his father believes is not ready to wield his own sword. One day, their village is attacked by the forces of Khalar Zym, a warlord who wishes to reunite the pieces of the Mask of Acheron in order to revive his dead wife and conquer Hyboria. Thousands of years ago, the Mask, crafted by a group of sorcerers and used to subjugate the world, was broken into many pieces, which were scattered among the barbarian tribes. After locating Corin's piece of the mask, and murdering the entire village, Zym leaves. Conan is the only survivor, and swears revenge.
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)
, 1h47Directed by Kevin Munroe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Comedy horror films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem, Peter Stormare, Taye Diggs, Garrett Strommen
Roles Ecrivain
Rating50%
In New Orleans, Dylan Dog, an ace detective whose specialty is paranormal cases, narrates how he helped people with their cases until his wife, Cassandra, was killed by vampires. Since then he has been doing regular cases with his "partner", Marcus Deckler.
Sahara (2005)
, 2h4Directed by Breck Eisner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Buddy films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz, William H. Macy, Lambert Wilson, Rainn Wilson
Rating60%
The film begins with a prologue set in Richmond, Virginia in 1865, showing the ironclad CSS Texas, carrying the last of the Confederacy's treasury, as Captain Mason Tombs tries to run a Union blockade.
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
, 1h50Directed by Peter Hyams
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Post-apocalyptic films, La préhistoire, Films about religion, Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Animaux préhistoriques, Political films, Dystopian films, Alternate history films, Disaster films
Actors Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Wilfried Hochholdinger, Heike Makatsch, David Oyelowo
Roles Author
Rating42%
In 2055 Chicago, the Time Safari company offers the ability for people to hunt dinosaurs in the past via time travel technology. Because of the dangers of interferring with the time line, the company's activities are is vocally attacked by Sonia Rand, the developer of the time machine software TAMI, who feels scorned for not receiving credit and fears they may alter the past through their activities.
Thoughtcrimes (2003)
, 1h26Directed by Breck Eisner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Navi Rawat, Joe Flanigan, Peter Horton, Joe Morton, Jocelyn Seagrave, Kim Coates
Roles Writer
Rating65%
A high-school student named Freya McAllister (Navi Rawat) begins hearing voices in her head and is misdiagnosed with schizophrenic catalepsy. She spends nine years in an institution before a government doctor (Peter Horton) for the fictional "National Security Administration" realizes Freya might instead be telepathic – and he promptly whisks her away from the institution and commences training her on an isolated farm for the NSA (not the actual National Security Agency). Teamed up with Homeland Security agent Brendan Dean (Joe Flanigan) to track down an elusive assassin known as Gazal, Freya has been ordered not to reveal her powers to her new partner. They manage to uncover Gazal's identity and bring him to justice.
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The Act of Killing (2012)
, 2h39Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Politique, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry
Roles Co-Producer
Rating81%
The film focuses on the perpetrators of the Indonesian killings of 1965–66 in the present day; ostensibly towards the communist community where almost a million people were killed. When Suharto overthrew Sukarno, the President of Indonesia, following the failed coup of the 30 September Movement in 1965, the gangsters Anwar Congo and Adi Zulkadry in Medan (North Sumatra) were promoted from selling black market movie theatre tickets to leading the most powerful death squad in North Sumatra. They also extorted money from ethnic Chinese as the price for keeping their lives. Anwar is said to have personally killed 1,000 people.
The Speed of Thought (2011)
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Nick Stahl, Taryn Manning, Mía Maestro, Wallace Shawn, Blair Brown, Erik Palladino
Roles Executive Producer
Rating48%
Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) is a telepath who has been raised in an NSA foster home. Lazarus helps the government by using his abilities. He is told by the agency that the telepathy is a side effect of Widmann's Disease, and that he will become insane in time and eventually die from the illness. However, Lazarus meets a woman with similar powers (Mía Maestro) who does not have any sign of the disease, launching Lazarus to confront the lies he has been told.