North Kivu, Democratic Republic Of Congo. After a bloody civil war that lasted for years, Congolese society has lost its identity. However, superstitions and magical beliefs are the only elements left which still bring the population together. These forces guide the defense of the territory led by Mai-Mai rebels, but they also make people consider those who are different as a threat, just like what happens to the deaf in Butembo. This is the story of those who have no voice and no hope, but who keep struggling for their own dignity, not willing to resign to unhappiness.

Antonio Spanò (Milan, 1985), keen on cinema, realizes short movies and then his first documentary "Our sky, our land" (2010), describing the Kurd genocide carried on by Saddam Hussein regime. "The Silent Chaos" is his second documentary. He lives and works in Siena and Milan, collaborating with the production company Office Number Four.