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A Scream From Silence

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A film director (Monique Miller) and an editor (Micheline Lanctôt) review footage of a brutal crime, in which a nurse, Suzanne (Julie Vincent), finishes her night shift and is stalked, dragged into a van and raped. While screening the film, the director and editor converse matter-of-factly about the nature of rape and how people might react to seeing the footage. The pair also reviews shots of an African tribal ritual involving sexual mutilation and other atrocities experienced by women.

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Justine Smith Hyperallergic By its very structure, it questions the truth in images, the possibility of representing sexual assault without being exploitative, and the usefulness portraying trauma and violence in the first place. Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Carol Flinn Sojourner Primal Fear is not an enervating experience but an empowering one. Aug 17, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Anne Claire Poirier

Director

Julie Vincent

Suzanne

Germain Houde

Le violeur

Paul Savoie

Philippe

Monique Miller

La réalisatrice

Micheline Lanctôt

La monteuse
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Synopsis A film director (Monique Miller) and an editor (Micheline Lanctôt) review footage of a brutal crime, in which a nurse, Suzanne (Julie Vincent), finishes her night shift and is stalked, dragged into a van and raped. While screening the film, the director and editor converse matter-of-factly about the nature of rape and how people might react to seeing the footage. The pair also reviews shots of an African tribal ritual involving sexual mutilation and other atrocities experienced by women.
Director
Anne Claire Poirier
Producer
Jacques Gagné, Anne Claire Poirier
Screenwriter
Marthe Blackburn, Anne Claire Poirier
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 36m