Winner
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Ogawa Shinsuke Prize (1995)
AsianWomenDirectorsPublic Beta
The Murmuring
낮은 목소리 - 아시아에서 여성으로 산다는 것
Directed by Byun Young-joo (변영주)
1995•93 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Topic
- Justice
- Mood
- Lingering
- Featured in
- Activist Cinema
Synopsis
Every Wednesday at noon, women who were kidnapped for sexual purpose by the Japanese army during its imperialism and their supporters demonstrate against Japanese government to request official apology and indemnity for their crimes. This documentary portrays sexually abused old women's suppressed story of overcoming of their shame and forced silence.
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Selected Awards
Footnote
- Social impact
First of a trilogy documenting testimonies of Korean survivors of Japanese wartime military sexual slavery — the first Korean documentary to get a major theatrical release
Main Cast
SKSun-deok KimHerself
OPOk-nyeon ParkHerself
YLYeong-suk LeeHerself
DPDu-ri ParkHerself
DKDeokkyeong KangHerself
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