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The greatest silence : rape in the Congo / Women Make Movies ; Jackson Films ; in association with HBO Documentary Films and the Fledgling Fund ; producer/director/cinematographer, editor, Lisa F. Jackson.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Lingala
- Swahili
- Subjects (All):
- Rape as a weapon of war--Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Rape as a weapon of war.
- Rape--Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Rape.
- Women--Crimes against--Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Women.
- Girls--Crimes against--Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Girls.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--1997-.
- Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (76 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Rape in the Congo
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2007]
- Language Note:
- Narration in English with some dialogue in Lingala, Swahili and French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- Summary:
- This film, shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), shatters the silence that surrounds the use of sexual violence as a weapon of conflict. Many tens of thousands of women and girls have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. A survivor of gang rape herself, Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson travels through the DRC to understand what is happening and why.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Lisa F. Jackson.
- Credits:
- Music, Kronos Quartet, Bernard Buleri Kalume.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 22, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1347122647
- Publisher Number:
- wm-congo Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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