Ausencia de justicia e imposibilidad de reconciliación en el cine de postconflicto peruano

Abstract

This paper focuses on how the absence of justice is represented in five Peruvian films produced after the internal armed conflict period. These representations contribute to cultural heritage preserving the memory of the events occurred during the last two decades of the 20th Century in Peru, fostering national reconciliation. To highlight the ways in which justice is represented and how the possibilities of reconciliation are addressed, a brief theoretical review of the concepts of cultural memory and forms of justice is presented. Qualitative methodology is used to analyse topics, scripts, and audio-visual language, complemented with interviews with filmmakers and personalities related to the armed conflict. The cinematographic discourses show coincidences regarding the injustice experienced during those years, which continues to these days.