Center for Asian American Media

A powerful and emotional documentary about Korean women forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, SILENCE BROKEN dramatically combines the testimony of former comfort women who demand justice for the “crimes against humanity” committed against them, along with contravening interviews of Japanese soldiers, recruiters and contemporary scholars who deny the existence of comfort women or claim that these victims “did this for money.” In the film, these women demand an official apology, admission of moral as well as legal guilt, and compenstion from the Japanese government. They want human dignity and justice restored to them.

The individual testimonies in SILENCE BROKEN, combined with unusual archival footage and dramatized images, shatter the half-century of silence and create a collective story filled with soulful sorrow and amazing resilience of the human spirit.

“The visceral impact of the film was stronger than any work I’ve seen in years. Thank you for this huge gift to humanity.”

- Lawrence H. Fuchs, Brandeis University

“...A memorable film – innovative in style and rigorously grounded in landmark research.”

- Sandra Heberer, News & Information, PBS

“A hauntingly brilliant film.”

- Asian Week, Los Angeles

“A wrenching and formally inventive look at the abuse and torture of Korean ‘comfort women’ by Japanese soldiers during WWII.”

- Village Voice

“While ‘Silence Broken: Korean Comfort Women’ is memorable, the featured women are unforgettable and their stories are wrenching and compelling.”

- Edmonton Journal, Canada

Awards
Asian American Media Arts Award, 22nd Annual International
Asian American Film Festival, New York City
Kodak Filmmaker Award, Fourth Annual Huntington International Film Festival

Recognition
National PBS Broadcast
International Broadcasts

Additional Resources
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Companion book, Silence Broken: Korean Comfort Women, available. Order through Amazon.com.

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