The Hollow Men
Olivier Assayas’ filmed essay about the icon of 1970s terrorist chic shows us a man who needs to kill in order to prove he exists
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Carlos the Jackal, born Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, was the most notorious terrorist of a terror-ridden age, the 1970s. Addicted to weaponry and ravenous for action, his causes were the liberation of Palestine and the destruction of capitalism. In the time-honored way of terrorists, he accomplished nothing but the slaughter of innocents. France has put Carlos behind bars for life for murdering two policemen, and for a series of explosions that killed 11 people and injured over a hundred, the capstone to his long series of violent deeds.
