2666’s Roberto Bolaño, on the border of reality

By Tito González García

2666’s Bolaño: On the Border of Reality is a powerful documentary that bridges literature, true crime, and gender violence through the lens of Roberto Bolaño’s acclaimed novel 2666. Centered on the real-life wave of femicides in Ciudad Juárez during the 1990s, the film examines how Bolaño, writing years before the global #MeToo movement, used fiction to expose the brutal realities of male violence against women. By offering a cinematic investigation the film reveals how the book subverts the traditional crime narrative by focusing not on perpetrators, but by bringing visibility to women whose stories were buried by impunity.