The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo (2007)

Name: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2007-01-01

1h 16m

Running Time

Plot.

Since the late 1990s, more people have died in war-torn Congo than in any conflict since World War II. In addition to the dead, hundreds of thousands of woman and girls have been raped. Rape, explains a British colonel, is a weapon of war, part of a destabilization covering the theft of valuable minerals. Rape victims are traumatized, injured, abandoned by husbands, pregnant, and ravaged by disease.

Where to Watch.

Free

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Cast & Crew.

Lisa F. Jackson

Director

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 2007

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 16m

Genres
Documentary War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-02-16

Wiki.

The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo is a 2007 documentary film directed by Lisa F. Jackson concerned with survivors of rape in the regions affected by ongoing conflicts stemming from the Second Congo War. Central to the film are moving interviews with the survivors themselves, as well as interviews with self-confessed rapist soldiers. The Greatest Silence was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize and won a Special Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It was also nominated for two News & Documentary Emmy Awards in 2009. It aired on HBO in January & February 2009.