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Season 1 – Exterminate All the Brutes

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An exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.
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Exterminate All the Brutes — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

While Exterminate All the Brutes perhaps packs a little too much into its limited runtime, it remains a powerful, necessary examination of the horrors of historical colonialism and its lingering impact on the world today.

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Karl Quinn The Age (Australia) 05/19/2021
4/5
It's far from easy viewing, but Exterminate All the Brutes might be close to essential. Go to Full Review Jo Livingstone The New Republic 04/19/2021
This show is direct where Peck's other films, like the corruption story Fatal Assistance or Murder in Pacot are circuitous... Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 04/12/2021
It is literally a film in Peck's voice, and that strength, and that audacity, also gives rise to its artistic peculiarities. Go to Full Review Ed Morales The Nation 06/28/2021
The show is a relentless attack on racism, genocide, colonialism, and the extractive nature of imperialist and post-imperialist forms of capitalism. Go to Full Review Carolyn Mauricette View From The Dark 04/24/2021
5/5
With this unique vision, Peck teaches the sobering lessons white supremacy has hidden for centuries. Go to Full Review Glenn Dunks The Film Experience 04/23/2021
A+
Raoul Peck's new four-part HBO documentary miniseries, Exterminate All the Brutes, is one of the finest works of art I have ever had the privilege to watch. A soaring epic that takes viewers on a journey over thousands of years... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ryan P @rpurcell1010 May 6 How about a more balanced approach. Everyone was an angel until the evil white man came along. Why not include the Japanese and China, Tutsi’s, Native American tribal warfare. It’s just idiotic and one sided. It’s movies like these that are encouraging center voters to lean towards an idiot like Trump. HBO get rid of this garbage. See more Chuck D Apr 21 Such a sad waste of talent. Raoul Peck is wonderful at editing and directing but his "documentary" is such an obvious caricature of whites as the "white devil". Everything evil in this world is them, everything pathetic in this world is them, all hate spawns from their decrepit hearts is what he would have you believe. It is hate from another perspective and completely unworthy of anybody's attention. See more Mikael W 03/02/2024 U need to see this. U need. See more cauboi c 12/19/2023 Must to see, must to know! See more Amy E 11/16/2023 Yes, white european american colonialism was horrific and reflection is important. However, this has lots of historical inaccuracies all skewed to showing an on trend self flagellation in USA. "Documentaries" like this should be accurate, otherwise they'll be easily mislabelled as propaganda See more Trevor T 10/27/2022 There is not much that can be said in favour of this. Content, inaccurate. Presentation, poor. As for the narrator, dreadful. A struggle to get through. See more Read all reviews
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Josh Hartnett

Actor

Raoul Peck

Executive Producer

Rémi Grellety

Executive Producer

Raoul Peck

Writer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 7, 2021 The Disturbing Confidence of Ignorance Examining the intertwined currents of hate and bigotry running through history; exploring how race first became institutionalized, the Nazi program of "elimination" and the looting of the African continent in a "gentlemen's agreement." Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 7, 2021 Who the F*** Is Columbus Revisiting the stories of Christopher Columbus, the Alamo and the Trail of Tears from an indigenous perspective; examining the "doctrine of discovery," which was used to justify the enslavement of millions. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 8, 2021 Killing at a Distance or… How I Thoroughly Enjoyed the Outing Looking back at human migration, trade and weaponry; industrialized steel; the endless cycle of militarization throughout history; George Washington's efforts to jumpstart American arms manufacturing; the Monroe Doctrine; Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 8, 2021 The Bright Colors of Facism Exploring the challenge of reconciling America's true history with its ideals of freedom and democracy; linking the modern resurgence of white nationalism to fascism, slavery, colonialism and Nazism. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety
Screenwriter
Raoul Peck
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 7, 2021