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A Scream from Silence
19791 h 35 min 55 secFilm: Fiction, Feature-length fiction
Direction: Anne Claire Poirier
Production: Anne Claire PoirierJacques Gagné
Script: Marthe BlackburnAnne Claire Poirier
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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Subject categories
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Incest and Sexual AbuseRape
- Social Issues > ViolenceViolence Against WomenWomen
- Law and Crime > Violence Against Women
- Women > Violence Against Women
Credits
- 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
- cast
- Luce Guilbeault
- Germain Houde
- Micheline Lanctôt
- Michèle Mercure
- Monique Miller
- Léo Munger
- Louise Portal
- Christiane Raymond
- Paul Savoie
- Julie Vincent
Awards
- Gold Plaque for Best Actress in a Leading Role to Julie Vincent - ex-aequo with Veronica Papp for Angi-VeraInternational Film Festival
- Special Jury AwardHouston International Film Festival - 10th Annual Festival of the Americas