Chilean Stories & History: Ingrid Olderöck, “Beast”, and the Banality of Evil

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Would you take a picture holding an image of a killer and torturer?

You’d probably say no.

But what if Steven Spielberg does it, in front of millions?

At the 2022 Oscars, Spielberg posed with a doll of Ingrid Olderöck, one of the most cruel figures from the Chilean dictatorship. Some saw it as support for the short film Bestia, while others felt it was disrespectful to the victims of Pinochet’s regime.

So, where do we draw the line between art and history?

Stay with me in this episode, where I’ll tell you about Bestia, the Chilean short film about one of the most brutal women from Pinochet’s dictatorship.

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