Law and Colombian Cinema: an approach to the public powers of the State

Este artículo muestra la pertinencia del estudio del derecho a través del cine por medio del análisis de la representación del Estado colombiano, y de la percepción que los personajes tienen de éste. Para ello se estudian algunas obras seleccionadas, producidas entre 1981 y 2011. El análisis se centra en las tres funciones públicas tradicionales del Estado moderno: judicial, legislativa y administrativa; ésta última es representada a través de la fuerza pública.This article discusses the relevance of the study of law through films. It is done by means of an analysis of the ways in which Colombian cinema represents the Colombian State, and the perception about these institutions portrayed by the films. In order to do that some films, produced between 1981 and 2011 have been selected. The analysis is focused on the three traditional branches of the modern State: judicial, legislative and administrative. The latter one is represented through the management of the security forces