THE INVISIBLE WAR - Sundance Trailer
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An investigative and powerfully emotional examination of the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the U.S. military, the institutions that cover up its existence and the profound personal and social consequences that arise from it.
Official Selection 2012 Sundance Film Festival
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The U.S. military had 19,000 sex assaults in 2010 alone New film documents under-reported rape in the armed services
The Department of Defense estimates that more than 19,000 military men and women were sexually assaulted by fellow troops in 2010 while serving in the United States armed forces.
At least 20 percent of servicewomen and 1 percent of men – an estimated 500,000 troops – have experienced sexual trauma while serving.
These troubling statistics motivated documentarian Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering to make 'The Invisible War,' a film that examines the epidemic of rape within the military, how it affects victims and why so few cases are prosecuted.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2091609/US-military-19-000-sex-assaults-2010-alone.html
