The Apology

Year: 2016
Description: Profiles Grandma Adela in the Philippines, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Gil in South Korea, who have been pressuring the Japanese government to apologize for kidnapping, enslaving, and forcing them into prostitution during World War II as part of the group of 200,000 so-called comfort women.
Director: Hsiung, Tiffany
Writer: Hsiung, Tiffany
Producer: Lee, Anita
Cinematographer: Hsiung, Tiffany
Editor: Stephen, Mary
Production Team: National Film Board of Canada, NFB Studio, Alpha Education, Schools without Borders, Mu Films, and Icarus Films
Genre: Documentary
Language: Basyaya, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean with English subtitles
Media Format: 1 DVD (104 min.) or 1 streaming video (104 min.)
Type: Color
Production Notes: Alternate subtitle: Before It's Too Late.
Earned a 2018 Peabody Award.
Updated: 03-20-2023

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