Herstory

This film is based upon a true story. It tells the story of a 1990's very public and very drawn out case by Korean Comfort women against the Japanese Government for atrocities against them during World War II. The film is well made and runs the gamut from heartbreaking to infuriating to uplifting. The film tells the story of a painful time in Far East Asian history from a Korean perspective, and more specifically, from a Korean Woman's perspective. These victimized women were faced with the additional burden of feeling shame over the fact that their service involved involuntary intimacy. This is almost hard to comprehend when watching the film. The Direction, cinematography and acting are superb. The cast is large, but it is filled with talents actors. They do a good job of portraying the Korean comfort women, the Japanese deniers and defenders, and the cast of bureaucrats and court players. This is an important film on many levels. I applaud Well Go USA for distributing it.