Breaking the Silence

Overview

This heterodox work draws on fiction resources and the register of documentary to denounce the phenomenon of rape in Mexico. With a complex essay-like structure, the film is a reflection on the various types of sexual violence, from the classist legal apparatus and the connivance of religious institutions, to rejection of and discrimination against victims. At the same time, it introduces community alternatives for victim support. A project by “Cine Mujer,” this film exemplifies the group’s motto and mode of production, and thus one of the maxims of feminism: no personal solutions; only collective action for collective solutions.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 13, 1979

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Mexico

Production

Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC),Colectivo Cine Mujer,UNAM

Director

Rosa Martha Fernández

Writer

Mónica Mayer,Ana V. Jiménez,Rosa Martha Fernández,Lilian Liberman,Colectivo Cine Mujer,Beatriz Mira Andreu,Elen Calmus,Laura Rossetti,Sibylle Hayem

Producer

Colectivo Cine Mujer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0342944