Film Essay Colonial aggression and collective aggressor trauma.

The article focuses on cinematic rendering of collective aggressor and ethnonational aggression through several films which invigorate mechanisms for processing events within an audience. As cited, "El Dorado," a film by Carlos Saura on Spanish conqueror impacted the psyche of conquerors of Spain. As cited, Pippa Scott's film "King Leopold's Ghost" provided a realistic look into exploitation of Africa as well as psychodynamic backdrop for destructive acting out in the travelling group itself.