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http://www.unwatchable.cc/thefilm/
Taken from the site:
This film was inspired by the true story of Masika, who lives in the Congo. But we set it in England because we want to ask the question: “Would we accept it, if it was happening here?”
Masika and her family were raped. Her husband murdered, and fed to her. Although deeply traumatised by this atrocity, she returned to search for other victims of rape and give them shelter. To date she has aided over 5,000 people.
There are hundreds of thousands of people being raped every year in a conflict that is fuelled by the trade in minerals used to make our mobile phones. This film is harrowing, but it is nothing compared to the nightmare going on in the Congo every day. Your phone manufacturer must act to stop using minerals from this region.
Going to warn you. It has rape, it has killing, it has blood, and it's very adult. There is no shock moment in it, but it only uses 6 minutes to draw out your emotion. I think it's a bit over the top in some scenes, but it gets its point across very well. I'm a huge cynic in the sense that I accept that this shit is going to happen, no matter what we do around the world and there is not much we can do about it. However, I did not know that this kind of shit happened over cell phones.
Definitely signed the petition.
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I signed the petition, but i am not going to watch this film. ive seen so much fucked up shit over the last weeks, i just cant. but now i feel bad because not wanting to see this film doesnt make it unreal and im just closing my eyes.
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“Would we accept it, if it was happening here?”
We would and do. This is our nature.
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btw this is NSFW unless your employer tolerates penetration with assault rifles and murder.
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On October 23 2011 01:14 Probe1 wrote:We would and do. This is our nature.
We do? I haven't seen or heard of widespread sexual violence in my country recently...
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Signed it. I watched the movie and it's really no worse than any R rated movie. No nudity, some blood, lots of violence. The description the OP just gave is more graphic than the movie itself I think.
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And unfortunately, there are similarly disturbing statistics for most Western countries.
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What are we supposed to do if you name your film unwatchable.
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To be fair though, it's not the same thing. It's not like sexual violence is being used as a tool of fear against us as a people.
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On October 23 2011 01:06 Candadar wrote:
However, I did not know that this kind of shit happened over cell phones.
That's just weird to view it like that ... it happens over drugs and gold and diamonds and oil and cell phones for the same reason - money. Doesn't matter what is being sold and bought.
Also, it wouldn't happen no matter what - we have the military power to go in and take over the countries and run them and stop it. But that isn't something we want to commit resources to, nor would it be morally permissible as the world is at the moment. It's up the people there to stop it from happening, and they can't it seems.
This kind of shit happens, has happened, and will continue to happen, when there is no fear of consequences for those doing it, but much to gain.
You can just look at all the rapes and murders for gain that happens in western society, and then consider how many rapes and murders there would be if the criminals weren't considered criminals, because there was no due process, no authority, no central government, no system in place that upheld the laws - and they could go on committing crimes as much as they'd like to, with no real fear of consequences.
As for 'would we allow it if it happened in our nations' - no we wouldn't, but then we actually have control over them and can decide how they are run because they are relatively peaceful democratic states. Your responsibility pretty much ends at your border though, as it is at the moment.
Yeah I am cynical but looking at the world ... just look how Mexico is failing, how many african states are failing, how fucked up large parts of the world is - and recognize that it's mainly due to a lack of central stable government.
It's like smoking weed ... you are supporting murder, rape, modern day slavery, terrorism, but you are probably not thinking about it like that ... same with cell phones. There's a connection, but there are so many links between you the consumer and the person responsible for all that, that really - there's no real reason to feel responsible.
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On October 23 2011 01:24 looknohands119 wrote:And unfortunately, there are similarly disturbing statistics for most Western countries.
This is what I'm getting at. Yes this is horrible. It's not new or an atrocity solely commited in the Congo however. Throughout human history and at present day disseminated across the globe are acts of rape and murder as a weapon to intimidate, control and destroy anyone that would fight or give aid to those that would.
It's what we do when we're not selling cheerful cereal boxes and magazines. It's a dangerous business walking out your front door- there are people outside.
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For the people afraid to watch it, it wasn't graphical at all. Couple long distance shots from blood but if an adult person gets upset over that I don't know what to say. Lot of screaming though I guess...
Probably not something you want to watch at work.
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On October 23 2011 01:21 tUUTZ wrote:
It wasn't shocking.
Agreed actually, I thought it would be worse. It was filmed in such a way that it pretty much looks like the opening scene of any revenge type of movie, nothing unwatchable about it except 'based on a true story'.
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To make it clear- yes I signed the petition and of course I want it to stop. but the petition will not stop anything and it is laughable to think it will raise awareness for longer than the memory of seeing a violent video takes to wear off.
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Cant they just mine the minerals without the raping?
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There are hundreds of thousands of people being raped every year in a conflict that is fuelled by the trade in minerals used to make our mobile phones. This film is harrowing, but it is nothing compared to the nightmare going on in the Congo every day. Your phone manufacturer must act to stop using minerals from this region.
Wouldnt this kind of resource trading apply to a huge amount of Western goods, not just cellphones?
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It is quite shocking when we can peer through the alienation from the means of production of our everyday items - fucking capitalism - Anybody would feel terrible that their product was causing such issues, but in a multi-national corporation no one has responsibility.
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On October 23 2011 01:14 Probe1 wrote:We would and do. This is our nature.
do we really accept it or is there just not much we can do?
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