Women, war & peace / a production of THIRTEEN and Fork Films ; in association with WNET and ITVS ; created by Abigail Disney, Pamela Hogan, Gini Reticker.

Widescreen version.

[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, 2011.

©2011

2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain and reveals the central role of women in the quest for peace and justice in modern warfare. Disc 1: "I Came to Testify" is the moving story of how a group of 16 women who had been imprisoned and raped by Serb-led forces in the Bosnian town of Foca broke history's great silence - and stepped forward to take the witness stand in an international court of law. Their remarkable courage resulted in a triumphant verdict that led to new international laws about sexual violence in war. "Peace unveiled" covers when the U.S. troop surge was announced in late 2009, and women in Afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban. Peace Unveiled follows three women in Afghanistan who are risking their lives to make sure that women have a seat at the negotiating table. Disc 2: "The War We Are Living" travels to Cauca, a mountainous region in Colombia's pacific southwest, where two extraordinary Afro-Colombian women are fighting to hold onto their gold-rich lands. They are standing up for a generation of Colombians who have been terrorized and forcibly displaced as a deliberate strategy of war. "War Redefined", the capstone of Women, War & Peace, challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain through incisive interviews with leading thinkers, Secretaries of State, and seasoned survivors of war and peace-making. Interviewees include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee; Bosnian war crimes investigator Fadila Memisevic; and globalization expert Moises Naim.

Images / Video & Film

English; Multiple languages

November 29, 2011

Cinematographers, Kirsten Johnson (1st, 3rd programs), Lucy Martens (2nd program), Anthony Forma (4th program) ; editing, Andrew Fredericks (1st program), Rachel Reichman (2nd program), Kristen Huntley (3rd program), Pascal Akesson and Andrew Fredericks (4th program) ; music, Bob Golden.

Narrator, Matt Damon (1st program), Tilda Swinton (2nd program), Alfre Woodard (3rd program), Geena Davis (4th program).

DVD; stereo.; region 1, NTSC.

MPAA rating: Not rated; "contains mature content; viewer discretion is advised."

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