AMES 415K: Interethnic Intimacies: Comfort Women

A documentary, written and directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, about Korean women forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. SILENCE BROKEN combines the testimony of former comfort women along with interviews of Japanese soldiers, recruiters and contemporary scholars who deny the existence of comfort women or claim that these victims ‘did this for money.’

This documentary offers critical insight into the dynamic world of South Korean cinema spanning a period of nearly 50 years. The film considers the significant role women have played in various productions -- such as Madame Freedom (1956) and The Housemaid (1960) -- and with great dexterity reconstructs the history of South Korean cinema from the perspective of female audiences and actresses.