In the face of evil: notes on Duch, the master of the forges of hell

The article presents the philosophical approaches between the figures of Eichmann, based on Arendt's reports, and Duch from archival research and, above all, the footage created by Panh. It's the concept of the banality of evil that we choose to present in the first part of the essay, seek...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Lessa Filho, Ricardo, Vieira, Frederico
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2025
País:Brasil
Recursos:Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação
Repositório:E-Compós
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.e-compos.org.br:article/3060
Acesso em linha:https://www.e-compos.org.br/e-compos/article/view/3060
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Duch
Khmer Vermelho
Rithy Panh
Khmer Rouge
Jemer Rojo
Descrição
Resumo:The article presents the philosophical approaches between the figures of Eichmann, based on Arendt's reports, and Duch from archival research and, above all, the footage created by Panh. It's the concept of the banality of evil that we choose to present in the first part of the essay, seeking to point out the issues of a modus operandi that crosses these two perpetrators in the machination of the respective exterminations in which they participated. In the second part, the text focuses on analyzing the documentary Duch, the master of the forges of hell, reflecting on how this film becomes a way of revealing the secrets of the Khmer Rouge perpetrator.