Weapon of War: Confessions of rape in Congo
Weapon of War: Confessions of rape in Congo

Weapon of War: Confessions of rape in Congo

November 29, 2009 | 59 min

Wherever war breaks out, men with guns rape. During the decades of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo possibly hundreds of thousands of women and girls were brutally raped. In WEAPON OF WAR military perpetrators unveil what lies behind this brutal behavior and the strategies of rape as a war crime. An ex-rebel explains how he raped. Like for many ex-soldiers, starting a normal life again is a struggle filled with trauma. In an attempt to reconcile with his past, he decides to meets one of his victims in an attempt to obtain forgiveness. Captain Basima is working as a priest in Congo's army and confronts perpetrators of rape. He urges them to change. Just like he did.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Share on social media

More Like This

Kurosawa's Way
Burqa Boxers
Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan
Augusta
Women of Vision
Nichts für die Ewigkeit
Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey
Communion
Cassino: 9 Mesi all'inferno
Poets Against the Bomb
Out on the Street
Sachsenhausen - Le due facce di un campo
For the Record: The World Tribunal on Iraq
The Bridge: An Observation
Belinda
Black Ballerina
Thick Skin
Moving Together
The Vocation
Der dritte Bruder