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THE EMPIRE OF SILENCE
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Conflicts, Current Affairs, History, Human Interest, Human Rights, Investigative, Justice, Migration, Politics, Women |
| Year | | 2021 |
| Country | | Belgium |
| Running time | | 110’ |
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| Production | | Les Films de la Passerelle |
| Director | | Thierry Michel |
For the past twenty-five years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been torn apart by a war that has been largely ignored by the media and the international community. The number of victims is in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions.
The perpetrators of these crimes are countless – more than numerous rebel movements, there were armies from Congo and neighbouring countries. All seem to be caught up in a dizzying array of massacres, for the sake of power and money by monopolizing Congo’s wealth with impunity and complete indifference.
Travelling throughout Congo with his camera for thirty years, Thierry Michel has witnessed the struggles, the suffering, but also the hope of the Congolese people. Relaying the appeal of Doctor Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize winner, he retraces the history of this merciless violence that has ravaged and ruined Congo for a quarter of a century.
An uncompromising documentary, “The Empire of Silence” does not spare any of the key players, neither the Congolese leaders, nor the neighbouring countries, nor the international institutions. It is based on a UN document, the Mapping Report, which lists the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Congo between 1993 and 2003 – a disturbing document that had been kept under wraps.
“The Empire of Silence”, this epic tale, traverses the vast Congo, from the mountains and forests of Kivu to the banks of the river in Equateur province. This is a relentless document inspired by revolt and solidarity, a film in favour of history and against oblivion, to break the law of silence and for an end to the reign of impunity.
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