Since 1998 a brutal war has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over 4 million people have died. And there are the uncountable casualties: tens of thousands of women and girls who have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated, and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. The world knows nothing of these women. Their stories have never been told. They suffer and die in silence. In THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO, these brave women finally speak. Director Lisa F. Jackson was herself gang raped in 1976 and shared her experience with the survivors she interviewed. These women in turn recount their stories with an honesty and immediacy pulverizing in its intimacy and detail. The film is a journey into a literal heart of darkness, a search for survivors who pay witness to their own experiences, and break the silence.

Awards

Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Prize