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Friday, December 7, 2012

THE TEN BEST FILMS OF 2012
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Lieutenant Elle Helmer in a scene from Kirby Dick's documentary "The Invisible War". Cinedigm/Docurama Films

    

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Omar P.L. Moore/PopcornReel.com        Follow popcornreel on Twitter FOLLOW                                           
Friday, December 7, 2012


THE INVISIBLE WAR


A shattering, unforgettable documentary by Kirby Dick, "The Invisible War" chronicles the ongoing horrors of rape of soldiers by fellow officers within the U.S. military ranks.  One after another, women (and some men) tell stories of brutal sexual assault and the military's blindness and downright cruelty as the very institution soldiers fight for refuses to seek justice for them and makes them pariahs.  (One soldier says that the rape itself wasn't as horrific as the second "rape" by the military higher-ups who pretended the crime didn't happen.)  Mr. Dick uses a mix of devastating statistics and heartbreaking first person stories.  Important and compelling, "The Invisible War" exposes some of the ugliest secrets of today's military, and urges us to act.  This is one powerful film, one that angered me and almost brought me to tears.  Released in the U.S. in June 2012.  One hour and 37 minutes.  On DVD in the U.SDistributor: Docurama Films.  Original review

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