The film is very heavy, and sometimes it was really difficult to watch. But it’s important that you show us these things, because before, I didn’t think about how women in eastern countries go through these horrors. I was shocked to see that women who are already victims of horrible abuse are pushed away by their families and their own circle. And I can’t even comprehend that they can even be killed because of it. Maybe this phrase at the end of the film, “Now the audience will watch this film and move on. They’ll feel a bit awkward, but they’ll soon forget it,” is the essence of the film. True, we can’t influence this problem in any major way. But at least we can stop being silent, tell others about it, and not ignore horrible cases like this.
Silent War
72
min
France, Switzerland
Silent War
Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, rape has been used as a tool of war by the Syrian regime against thousands of women: a crime against humanity. The women who speak in this film have decided to break the silence. Their testimonies are rare, exceptional and heartbreaking. They are the voices of the untold crimes of Bashar al-Assad's regime
Director
Manon Loizeau
started making documentaries in 1997 in Moscow for France 2, Arte and Canal+, mostly on human rights issues, forbidden places and forbidden lands like Chechnya, where she worked for more than ten years. After Russia, she made several films in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Throughout the years she has been obsessed by telling untold stories, making forbidden voices heard.
