Impunity

9 10
2010
85min

Politics

Spanish

English

Country: Switzerland France Colombia

Original Title: Impunity

In Colombia, paramilitary leaders confess to brutal crimes in exchange for reduced sentences. This gripping doc follows the victims’ families as they confront these confessions.

Politics

Spanish
English
Country: Switzerland France Colombia
Original Title: Impunity

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Bogotá International Documentary Festival/ Brussels Festival of Liberties/ Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal (RIDM)/ Festival FILMAR en América Latina/ Mumbai Film Festival/ Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival/ Santiago International Documentary Festival/ Human Rights Watch Film Festival/ It's All True - International Documentary Film Festival/ Movies that Matter Festival/ IDFA

Impunity - Can peace exist without justice or truth?

This compelling documentary explores Colombia’s fraught attempt to balance reconciliation and justice in the aftermath of paramilitary violence.

When the 2005 Justice and Peace Law offered reduced sentences in return for confessions, it promised healing. Instead, it sparked controversy and reopened wounds. Through harrowing footage of public hearings and interviews with victims, legal experts, and former combatants, this documentary lays bare the deep flaws in a system that may value closure more than accountability.

As transitional justice becomes a global debate—from Latin America to post-conflict zones worldwide, this film serves as a haunting warning: without truth, peace may come at too high a cost.