Exterminate All the Brutes

Exterminate All the Brutes is a standalone documentary series designed as a completed, finite historical narrative. This ambitious four-part production utilizes a hybrid format of documentary footage, archival material, and scripted dramatizations to explore the history of European colonialism and its lasting impact on the world. Directed by Raoul Peck, the project was conceived as a comprehensive visual essay, meticulously crafted to challenge traditional historical narratives through a specific, authored lens that spans centuries and continents.

The production scale was significant, involving extensive research across global archives and the creation of high-quality narrative sequences to illustrate historical atrocities. Because the series serves as a definitive ideological and historical argument based on specific literary works, it was structured with a clear beginning, middle, and end. The finite nature of the project allowed the filmmakers to maintain a tight thematic focus on the roots of white supremacy and genocide without the need for episodic expansion, ensuring the work remains a complete and self-contained intellectual contribution.