Sound of Torture

  • 10 10
  • 2013
  • 58min
Sound of Torture
  • Original Title: Sound of Torture

A journalist uncovers the brutal reality of Sinai’s hidden torture camps, where Eritrean refugees fleeing dictatorship are kidnapped, held for ransom, and forgotten by the world.

Sound of Torture
Awards

AWARDS: Prix Europa Iris/ Best Short Documentary. Israeli Film Academy Award/ Best Debut Film. Docaviv/ Audience Award. Movies that Matter/ Special Mention. FIFDH Geneva

OFFICIAL SELECTION: IDFA/ Göteborg International Film Festival/ One World Prague/ Altrove Film Festival/ TJFF Toronto

Sound of Torture - A  desert of escape becomes a trap of pain

In the shadow of a forgotten desert, this insightful documentary exposes the brutal ordeal of Eritrean refugees who flee dictatorship only to be caught in a darker fate.

With European borders closed since 2006, Israel has become a narrow gateway to freedom, but crossing the Sinai means risking kidnapping, torture, and death at the hands of human traffickers. Through live phone calls from the camps and firsthand reporting, a journalist uncovers the underground network of pain and ransom that operates in silence. As global migration crises dominate headlines, this film reveals a hidden atrocity—and the cost of escape in a world that keeps its doors shut.

Keren Shayo
Keren Shayo Director

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Trabelsi Productions


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