The Testimony (2015)

Directed by

Vanessa Block

Genre

documentary film

Country

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Runtime

28 min

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the 2014 Minova trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It shows survivors and witnesses giving testimony about mass rapes committed by government soldiers.

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What happens

The Testimony is a 2015 American short documentary film about the "Minova Trial", conducted in 2014 by the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prosecute government troops' rapes and atrocities committed against women in Minova in 2012. It was the largest rape trial in DRC history. The film is directed and shot by Vanessa Block and produced by Block, Steve Tisch and Mitchell Block, and executive produced by Michael Sarnoski. The Testimony was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to the 88th Academy Awards in Documentary Short Subject category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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