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Theatre of Violence

(Theatre of Violence)

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Praha Atlas – small hall, Sokolovská 371/1, Praha 8
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Praha Prague Municipal Library – small hall, Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1
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Pavel Uhl, Lawyer
Ivana Hrdličková, Jurist in International Trial
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Praha Bio Oko, Františka Křížka 460/15, Praha 7
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Helle Faber, Producer
Lukasz Konopa, Director
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About the film

For the first time in history, a former child soldier is on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. His defence lawyer has a difficult task – to prove that the Ugandan is both a perpetrator and a victim.

When Dominic Ongwen was nine years old, he was kidnapped by the Lord’s Resistance Army, notorious for its brutality. The still-wanted guerrilla leader Joseph Kony forced him to become one of the primary warriors for the establishment of a theocratic regime in Uganda. After 30 years, Ongwen confesses to an international tribunal to raping women, murdering children, burning villages, and attacking refugee camps. Ugandan defence lawyer Kristpus Ayana went to his home village to gather testimony. He entered a world of spirituality utterly alien to the lawyers in The Hague. Can the justice system comprehend that the former child soldier did not act of his own free will but under the influence of long-term intimidation and brainwashing?

Title

Theatre of Violence

Original Title

Theatre of Violence

Original Language

English, Swahili

Subtitles

English, Czech

Premiéra

Czech premiere

Year of Production

2023

Country of Origin

Denmark, Germany

Length

105 min.

Tags

Dictatorships, Justice, Missuse of Power, Africa

Emil Langballe
Director
Emil Langballe

Documentary debut

Lukasz Konopa
Director
Lukasz Konopa

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