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The apology / The National Film Board of Canada presents ; a film by Tiffany Hsiung.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Japanese
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Comfort women--Japan.
- Comfort women.
- World War, 1939-1945--Women--Japan.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (104 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Basyaya, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former 'comfort women' who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called 'comfort stations,' the three 'grandmothers'--Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines--face their twilight years in fading health. After decades of living in silence and shame about their past, they know that time is running out to give a first-hand account of the truth and ensure that this horrific chapter of history is not forgotten. Whether they are seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government or summoning the courage to finally share their secret with loved ones, their resolve moves them forward as they seize this last chance to set future generations on a course for reconciliation, healing, and justice.
- Participant:
- Gil Won-Ok, Adela Reyes Barroquillo, Cao Hei Mao.
- Credits:
- Producer, Anita Lee ; director of photography, Tiffany Hsiung ; editor, Mary Stephen ; music, Lesley Barber.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, ©2016.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 9, 2016).
- Publisher Number:
- if-ap Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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