Screams Before Silence
A confrontational short documentary assembles survivor and first-responder testimony about reported sexual violence during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- confrontational
- intimate
- serious discussion
- historical study
What critics said
Critics broadly recognize the documentary's powerful survivor testimony and emotional impact, while some dispute its evidentiary methods and conclusions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Survivors and first responders recount the reported sexual violence and events surrounding the 2023 Hamas attack.
The film combines interviews with survivors, witnesses, responders, and photographic evidence.
Its central subject is reported sexual violence during the October 7 attack in Israel.
The film addresses contested accounts of the attack within the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Films like Screams Before Silence, and why
The Hunting Ground
first-person testimony and investigative documentary treatment of sexual violence in a conflict zone
The Act of Killing
urgent historical documentary built from survivor testimony and evidence of mass violence
I Came to Testify
trauma-focused documentary testimony about wartime sexual violence and its aftermath
Movie Details
- Director
- Anat Stalinsky
- Release Date
- 2024-04-25
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (5)
Cast
- Sheryl Sandberg
- Amit Soussana
- Agam Goldstein-Almog
- Chen Goldstein-Almog
- Ayelet Levy Shachar
- Tali Binner
- Raz Cohen
- Rami Davidian
- Elad Avraham
- Eran Masas
Common questions
- What is Screams Before Silence about?
- A confrontational short documentary assembles survivor and first-responder testimony about reported sexual violence during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel.
- What is Screams Before Silence like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Screams Before Silence as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Screams Before Silence violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Screams Before Silence as graphic.
- What did critics think of Screams Before Silence?
- Critics broadly recognize the documentary's powerful survivor testimony and emotional impact, while some dispute its evidentiary methods and conclusions.
- Which films are like Screams Before Silence?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hunting Ground, The Act of Killing, and I Came to Testify.
- How long is Screams Before Silence?
- Screams Before Silence runs 57 minutes.
