Documentary on Taiwan's 'comfort women' premieres  

臺(tái)灣慰安婦紀(jì)錄片首映會(huì) 阿嬤挺直腰桿揭露歷史

“我想知道，阿嬤這20年來(lái)的改變，怎么面對(duì)傷痛？”導(dǎo)演吳秀菁受臺(tái)灣婦女援救基金會(huì)之邀，以3年時(shí)間拍下阿嬤參加“身心照顧工作坊”的心路歷程，完成紀(jì)錄片《蘆葦之歌》，28日首映會(huì)。[查看全文]

(ECNS)-- "Song of the Reed," a documentary chronicling the later years of six former comfort women in Taiwan, premiered in Taipei on Saturday.

"Comfort woman" is a euphemistic term applied to women across Asia who were forced to provide sexual services to Japanese soldiers during World War II.

The documentary details the women's stories of moving on with life while continuing to demand justice.

The film also aims to send the message that the women's roles as victims have changed into those of "fighters for life."

Filmed over three years starting from 2010, the documentary has been a race against time, as the women are now mostly in their 90s. Four of the six women documented in the film passed away before its release.

Saturday's premiere was attended by the documentary's director Hsiu-Ching Wu and the two surviving women documented in the film.

"I feel privileged to have the opportunity to record the later years of these admirable ladies," said Wu at the premiere.

The 76-minute film will be screened in four cities in Taiwan, including Taichung, Tainan, Taipei, and Hualien.