13 grandmothers break 50 years of silence—and you'll never forget what they say.
This is Taiwan's first documentary about comfort women. The audience gets a glimpse of history as 13 "grandmothers" speak of their unspeakable past, unknown even to their family, in front of the camera.
Direction
Yang Chia-Yun's patient camera lets silence speak louder than words.
Production
Pioneering courage—first Taiwanese doc to force this history into light.
Director
Yang Chia-Yun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when Taiwan was just beginning public discussion of Japanese colonial trauma; these 13 women sparked a national movement.
Several grandmothers only agreed to film after director Yang spent years building trust, knowing they'd die before seeing any apology.
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