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Film Info

Germany 2015 | 46 min. Director: Björn Jensen
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Production Company

GINGER FOOT FILMS
Auenstrasse 3
85737 Ismaning Phone +49 89 23756407 Fax +49 89 23756409 http://www.gingerfoot.de

Project / Host

German Documentaries

Categories

Documentary

Forgotten Sex Slaves - Comfort Women in the Philippines

Synopsis

During the Second World War thousands of women in Asia were forced to work as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers. Some of them were still teenagers. They were raped, often beaten and abused. The Japanese called them 'ianfu' or Comfort Women. After the war the survivors struggled to continue with their lives, hiding what many considered to be a 'shame'. After having been silent for more than 50 years they have started to tell their stories. Until today, they are waiting for an adequate compensation and official acknowledgment of their victimization. They are in their Eighties and Nineties now and time is running out for them. This intimate, touching film tells the story of nine Comfort Women in the Philippines and follows their efforts to find justice before they die.

Cast & Crew

Festivals/awards

Festival de Cine de Paracho (Mexico), Award Winner Festival Internacional de Cine de Fusagasugá (Colombia), Eko International Film Festival (Nigeria), Medimed (Spain), Sichuan TV Festival (China), China Women's Film Festival (China), Al Jazeera International Film Festival (Doha), Ammar Popular Film Festival (Iran), Cameroon International Film Festival (Cameroon), Seoul International Women's Film Festival (Korea), Bogota International Film Festival for Human Rights (Colombia), Ozark Shorts (USA), Southeastern International Film Festival (Official Selection) (USA), Ekurhuleni International Film Festival (Finalist) (South Africa), Southway Film Fest (Ukraine), Two Cliffs Film (UK), Norwich Radical Film Festival (UK), Equality Film Festival (USA), Thanksgiving IndustryBOOST Competition (Finalist) (USA), IndieWise Film Festival (Finalist) (USA), Docademia Festival (USA), Diwa Filipino Film Showcase of Seattle (USA), CMS Vatavaran (India), GAY FILM NIGHTS International Film Festival (Romania), Auroville Film Festival (India)

Production Company

GINGER FOOT FILMS
Auenstrasse 3
85737 Ismaning Phone +49 89 23756407 Fax +49 89 23756409 http://www.gingerfoot.de

Cast & Crew

Björn Jensen
 Alexander Laudien, Alexander Laudien
 Jörg Winkelmann

Categories

Documentary
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