Matar y comer del muerto

El filme de Joshua Oppenheimer, El acto de matar, presenta la recreación de algunos episodios de un genocidio perpetrado en Indonesia, en 1965; muestra tanto la distinta posición de los asesinos con relación al crimen, como algunos aspectos referidos al colectivo que les sirve de referencia, en particular, el que concierne al ascenso del criminal al lugar del ideal social. De manera correlativa, indica la lógica que gobierna la construcción del enemigo y los dispositivos discursivos que allí operan. El marco de impunidad expuesto da clara cuenta de las licencias que se toma el hombre libre, el free man, del libre mercadoJoshua Oppenheimer’s film, The Act of Killing, recreates some episodes of a genocide perpetrated in Indonesia in 1965. It shows the different positions of the assassins with respect to the crime, as well aspects related to the collectivity that serves as reference, particularly that regarding the rise of the criminal to the position of social ideal. Like wise, it indicates the logic governing the construction of the enemy and the discursive devices operating in that context. The framework of impunity portrayed in the film provides a clear account of the latitude that the free man, the man of the free market, allows himselfJoshua Oppenheimer’s film, The Act of Killing, recreates some episodes of a genocide perpetrated in Indonesia in 1965. It shows the different positions of the assassins with respect to the crime, as well aspects related to the collectivity that serves as reference, particularly that regarding the rise of the criminal to the position of social ideal. Like wise, it indicates the logic governing the construction of the enemy and the discursive devices operating in that context. The framework of impunity portrayed in the film provides a clear account of the latitude that the free man, the man of the free market, allows himsel