Dearbhla Glynn's new movie looks at both sides of the story in the Congo
APE is a dominant feature of life in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which was dubbed “the rape capital of the world” by a UN official in 2009. Horrific statistics suggest a woman is raped in the country every 48 seconds. Amidst the social decay caused by a war that started in 1996 civilians rape, pastors rape, policemen rape but, most of all, soldiers rape.
Cork filmmaker Dearbhla Glynn has taken the original step to hear their stories — the perpetrators’ stories, from child soldiers to commanders — as well as victims’ tales in her documentary, Congo Ongoing, part of the upcoming IFI Documentary Festival.
