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