The Invisible War

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"We presented The Invisible War at our Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York in 2012. The stories of how bright young men and women entered the US military dreaming of serving their country only to be sexually assaulted by another person in uniform brought home the urgent need for reform. It has been a continuing inspiration to us during our research into how military members who come forward to report sexual assault face retaliation while their assailants largely go unpunished." - Meghan Rhoad, Researcher, Women’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch

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Release Date:	Jun 22, 2012
Running Time:	97 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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THE INVISIBLE WAR is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of our country's most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within our US military. Today, a female soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire with the number of assaults in the last decade alone in the hundreds of thousands. Focusing on the powerfully emotional stories of several young women, the film reveals the systemic cover up of the crimes against them and follows their struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice.