Exterminate All the Brutes (miniseries)

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Exterminate All the Brutes
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Written byRaoul Peck
Directed by Raoul Peck
Music by Alexei Aigui
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Raoul Peck
  • Rémi Grellety
  • Nancy Abraham
  • Lisa Heller
  • Jamie Morris
  • Poppy Dixon
  • Jack Oliver
Producers
  • Daniel Delume
  • Sara Rodriguez
Cinematography Stéphane Fontaine
EditorAlexandra Strauss
Running time59-60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseApril 7 (2021-04-07) –
April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)

Exterminate All the Brutes is an internationally co-produced documentary television miniseries revolving around colonization and genocide, directed and narrated by Raoul Peck. The series consists of four episodes and premiered in the United States on April 7, 2021, on HBO. [1] It premiered in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2021, on Sky Documentaries. [2] The series takes its name from Sven Lindqvist's book with the same name, on which it is partially based, [3] [4] a phrase which Lindqvist in turn borrowed from Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness , in which the quote "Exterminate all the brutes" appears.

Contents

Plot

The series follows colonization and multiple genocides, and the effect of both, alongside imperialism and white supremacy. [5]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Disturbing Confidence of Ignorance" Raoul Peck April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)0.081 [6]
2"Who the F*** is Columbus?"Raoul PeckApril 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)0.125 [6]
3"Killing at a Distance or...How I Thoroughly Enjoyed the Outing"Raoul PeckApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)0.137 [7]
4"The Bright Colors of Fascism"Raoul PeckApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)0.136 [7]

Production

Raoul Peck began working on the project after an executive at HBO agreed to produce a documentary of his on any topic. [8] The series is based on the books Exterminate All the Brutes by Sven Lindqvist, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and Silencing the Past by Michel-Rolph Trouillot. [9]

In February 2020, it was announced Raoul Peck would direct a 4-episode documentary series revolving around colonization and genocide for HBO, with HBO Documentary Films set to produce, with Josh Hartnett set to star as the lead in scripted scenes. [10]

Filming

On July 30, 2020, Hartnett revealed that his segments were filmed in Paris, France before the COVID-19 lockdown. [11]

Reception

Critical reception

Exterminate All the Brutes received positive reviews from the critics. It holds a 84% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews, with a weighted average of 8.25/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "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." [12] On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 83 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [13]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Gotham Awards November 29, 2021 Breakthrough Nonfiction Series Exterminate All the BrutesNominated [14]
Cinema Eye Honors March 1, 2022 Outstanding Nonfiction Series Raoul Peck Nominated [15]
Outstanding Broadcast EditingAlexandra StraussNominated
IDA Documentary Awards March 4, 2022Best Multi-Part DocumentaryRaoul Peck, Daniel Delume, Rémi Grellety, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Jamie Morris, Jack Oliver, and Poppy DixonWon [16] [17]
Directors Guild of America Awards March 12, 2022 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries Raoul PeckNominated [18]
Golden Reel Awards March 13, 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary Séverin Favriau, Emeline Aldeguer, Daniel Irribaren, and Vincent MaloumianNominated [19]
Peabody Awards June 6–9, 2022DocumentaryExterminate All the BrutesWon [20]

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