Justice for Sale
NEW DOCS
A young soldier has been convicted of raping the wife of a general in Congo. He’s serving time in jail and his own wife has already moved in with another man. Enter Claudine Tsongo, a calm and courageous attorney, who soon discovers there is no concrete evidence proving the soldier is guilty. Justice for Sale is a well-told story that follows the compelling Claudine as she wends her way through Congo’s evolving justice system in search of documents, witnesses, and ultimately the truth. In the process she exposes weaknesses in the system and raises questions about the role that the international community inadvertently plays in making real justice unobtainable. The film includes riveting footage of the young soldier’s shocking trial in an open-air, makeshift courtroom. Following Fighting the Silence and Weapon of War, and years invested in Congo, filmmakers Ilse van Velzen and Femke van Velzen conclude their trilogy on the atrocity of rape and its devastating consequences. RS
Directors
Ilse van Velzen, Femke van Velzen
Producers
Ilse van Velzen, Femke van Velzen, IFProduction
Editor
Paul de Heer
Cinematographer
Rogier Timmermans
Release Year
2011
Festival Year
2012
Country
Netherlands
Run Time
83 minutes
Premiere
North American Premiere