The Apology

POV Season 31
  • Feature Film
  • 2018
  • 90 Mins

The Apology follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Seventy years after their imprisonment and after decades of living in silence and shame, the survivors give their first-hand accounts of the truth for the record, seeking apology and the hope that this horrific chapter of history not be forgotten. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)

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The Apology - Trailer

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

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  • 2018

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The Apology - Meeting Grandma Gil

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

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The Apology - Meeting Grandma Cao

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

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The Apology follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Seventy years after their imprisonment and after ...

The Apology - Meeting Grandma Adela

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

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The Apology follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Seventy years after their imprisonment and after ...

The Apology - The Power of Story, Part 1

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

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The Apology follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Seventy years after their imprisonment and after ...

The Apology - The Power of Story, Part 2

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

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The Apology follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Seventy years after their imprisonment and after ...

The Apology - Asking the World to Participate

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

Clip

The Apology follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Seventy years after their imprisonment and after ...

The Apology - Give Us Strength

  • Feature Film
  • 2018

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The Apology follows three former "comfort women" who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Seventy years after their imprisonment and after ...

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Discusson Guide

The Apology: Discussion Guide

Lesson Plan

  • Grades 9-10,
  • Grades 11-12

Listening and Responding to Women’s Stories from War

Reading List

The Apology Delve Deeper Reading List

Film Credits

  • Tiffany Hsiung

Critical Acclaim

Depicting the emotional trauma that follows them to this day as well as their indomitable spirit, The Apology is a simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting, devastatingly powerful experience.

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

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