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Exterminate All the Brutes

Exterminate All the Brutes

The past is the present.

20217.41 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.

Created by Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Written by Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Sven Lindqvist, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Produced by Daniel Delume
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

Raoul Peck

Raoul Peck

Self - Narrator (voice)

Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett

American Colonist / Belgian Colonist

Themes & Keywords

indigenousnationalismholocaust (shoah)fascismcongoslaveryhaitirwandan genocidenative americancolonisationracismgenocidecolonialismeugenicsgeronimoimperialismwhite supremacydarwinismcolonizationmanifest destinyracial hygienenazi germany

About Exterminate All the Brutes

Exterminate All the Brutes is a documentary, drama series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of indigenous, nationalism, holocaust (shoah), fascism, congo, slavery. Created by Michel-Rolph Trouillot, it stars Raoul Peck, Josh Hartnett. Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.

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