Violence, Affect, and the Promise of Reconciliation in Colombian Contemporary Cinema

Authors

  • Martin Ruiz-Mendoza University of Michigan

Keywords:

Cine colombiano, Afecto, Violencia, Justicia, Reconciliación

Abstract

This essay examines three Colombian films that explore affect as a way to articulate alternative modes of historical reconstruction. By establishing a dialogue between Víctor Gaviria's Rodrigo D, No futuro (1989), César Augusto Acevedo's La tierra y la sombra (2015), and Laura Mora's and Matar a Jesús (2017), this critical approach to violence in recent Colombian cinema traces the articulation of an ethical and aesthetic resistance to address the past as past, that is, as a dimension that must be collectively assimilated as overcome to inaugurate a new era of peace and national prosperity. 

Published

2022-10-21

How to Cite

Ruiz-Mendoza, M. (2022). Violence, Affect, and the Promise of Reconciliation in Colombian Contemporary Cinema. A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 20(1), 125–150. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/2242

Issue

Section

Imaginarios culturales del presente en Colombia: nuevas perspectivas sobre la violencia en la producción cultural contemporánea