The Act of Killing wins the Grand Prize at DocsBarcelona / by Maria Kristensen

Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary THE ACT OF KILLING continues its successful festival run, this weekend winning the Grand Prize at the 16th edition of DocsBarcelona. 

The festival ended on Sunday June 3rd, where it was revealed that a unanimous jury had selected THE ACT OF KILLING as the recipient of the DocsBarcelona Best Film Award. 

The jury gave the following statement: "For the overwhelming power and distinctive style denouncing torture and murder in a totalitarian regime, an issue still current nowadays, unfortunately". 

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