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A Scream from Silence

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This feature film documents the rape and eventual suicide of Suzanne, a nurse whose physical and emotional health deteriorates beyond repair as a result of the violence inflicted on her. Images of ritual and mass rape reinforce the horror of this act of domination. In this docudrama drawn from case histories, the filmmaker explores social attitudes that cause women to feel guilty for being raped. It touches upon the physical, emotional, spiritual and legal aspects of this crime.

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Title

A Scream from Silence

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Digital Link

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Authors

Poirier, Anne Claire
Gagné, Jacques
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Rape--Psychological aspects.
Suicide.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Rape trauma syndrome.
Rape victims.
Feature filmsRapeWomenTrauma
Fiction films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2018.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (95 min., 55 sec.) : sound.

Series

Awards Note

Gold Plaque for Best Actress in a Leading Role to Julie Vincent - ex-aequo with Veronica Papp for Angi-Vera, 1979 Special Jury Award, 1980

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General Note

Original production:.Original production in French.

Credit Note

Director, Anne Claire Poirier ; producer, Anne Claire Poirier, Jacques Gagné ; screenplay, Marthe Blackburn, Anne Claire Poirier ; photography, Michel Brault ; sound, Joseph Champagne, Roger Lamoureux, Jacques Drouin ; editing, André Corriveau ; sound editing, Claude Langlois ; music, Maurice Blackburn.

Performer Note

Cast, Luce Guilbeault, Germain Houde, Micheline Lanctôt, Michèle Mercure, Monique Miller, Léo Munger, Louise Portal, Christiane Raymond, Paul Savoie, Julie Vincent.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 1979.

Summary

This feature film documents the rape and eventual suicide of Suzanne, a nurse whose physical and emotional health deteriorates beyond repair as a result of the violence inflicted on her. Images of ritual and mass rape reinforce the horror of this act of domination. In this docudrama drawn from case histories, the filmmaker explores social attitudes that cause women to feel guilty for being raped. It touches upon the physical, emotional, spiritual and legal aspects of this crime.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Gold Plaque for Best Actress in a Leading Role to Julie Vincent - ex-aequo with Veronica Papp for Angi-Vera, 1979
Special Jury Award, 1980

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).