The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

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 selfconfessed 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 amp Documentary Emmy Awards in 2009. It aired on HBO in January amp February 2009.

The Greatest Silence has been lauded by critics and won or been nominated for several awards. James Greenberg in The Hollywood Reporter called it a documentary of the highest calling, and the Salt Lake Tribune said Through her unwavering look at the horrific stories of the humiliation and physical mutilation of individual women, Jackson deftly documents rape as a tool in war.

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