Grandma Gil from South Korea, Grandma Cao from China, and Grandma Adela from the Philippines are just three of the 200,000 women who found themselves kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Taken from their homes in their early teenage years, the girls who managed to survive the ordeal eventually returned home after the war, forced to live in silence with unspeakable memories. Some of the women never told anyone what happened, living in shame of revealing the truth. Decades later, as their health fades, the Grandmas remain driven spokespersons for the movement for an apology from the Japanese government.
The Apology is a heartbreaking documentary which details this quest for justice, a message which far too often falls on deaf ears. The Japanese government classified these young girls, these children, as ‘comfort women.’ Early on, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimot issues a statement,...
The Apology is a heartbreaking documentary which details this quest for justice, a message which far too often falls on deaf ears. The Japanese government classified these young girls, these children, as ‘comfort women.’ Early on, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimot issues a statement,...
- 6/8/2017
- by Tony Hinds
- The Film Stage
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