Theatre of Violence
Lukasz Konopa, Emil Langballe
Lawyer Krispus Ayena leading the way in a fascinating, complex examination of the essence of justice. Ayena defends Domini Ongwen who is on trial before the International Criminal Court. Dominic Ongwen is the first ex-child soldier to be indicted for war crimes.
At nine years old Dominic Ongwen was abducted by Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Christian cult led by Joseph Kony. The LRA terrorized Northern Uganda with large-scale killings and abductions of children, whom they brainwashed and turned into child soldiers or sex slaves. Dominic’s own parents were murdered, he was tortured, brainwashed and forced to kill. But now he is on trial before the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
Led by Ongwen’s lawyer Krispus Ayena, we go back and forth between the ICC courtroom and beautiful Northern Uganda on a quest for the true meaning of justice and punishment. We meet Joseph Kony’s wife and daughters and engage in a surreal conversation with Kony’s spiritual advisor. We also witness how Ugandan communities recover from trauma – and how that clashes with the foundations of the International Criminal Court. When does a victim transform into a perpetrator?
Theatre of Violence is the winner of the Grand Jury Documentary Award at the Movies that Matter Festival 2023
Credits
- Director
- Lukasz Konopa, Emil Langballe
- Type
- Documentary
- Country
- Denmark, Germany
- Year
- 2023
- Duration
- 105'
- Spoken Language
- Swahili, English
- Subtitles
- English
Theatres, dates and times
- Alkmaar
- Tue 11 Apr at 18:30 in Filmhuis Alkmaar
- Amersfoort
- Mon 17 Apr at 20:15 in De Lieve Vrouw
- Amsterdam
- Sun 23 Apr at 19:15 in Kriterion*
- Apeldoorn
- Tue 11 Apr at 20:00 in Gigant
- Arnhem
- Tue 4 Apr at 19:00 in Focus Filmtheater
- Delft
- Thu 13 Apr at 19:30 in Filmhuis Lumen
- Den Haag
- Sun 16 Apr at 15:00 in Filmhuis Den Haag*
- Deventer
- Mon 24 Apr at 20:00 in MIMIK
- Enschede
- Mon 17 Apr at 19:30 in Concordia
- Gouda
- Tue 18 Apr at 20:00 in Filmhuis Gouda
- Groningen
- Tue 11 Apr at 20:30 in VERA Zienema*
- Hilversum
- Tue 11 Apr at 19:00 in Filmtheater Hilversum
- Leiden
- Mon 17 Apr at 19:00 in Kijkhuis*
- Maastricht
- Tue 25 Apr at 19:30 in Lumière Cinema*
- Middelburg
- Mon 10 Apr at 20:00 in Cinema Middelburg*
- Utrecht
- Mon 10 Apr at 19:00 in Louis Hartlooper Complex*
- Wageningen
- Tue 18 Apr at 19:30 in Movie W*