SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Representations: Films: I Can Speak

»I Can Speak is a 2017 South Korean comedy-drama film based on a true story of comfort women directed by Kim Hyun-seok and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. The genre of the film are both comedy and drama. The film depicts the story of the resolution of conviction for “comfort women” (HR121) of the Japanese military in 2007. Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean comfort women. The way that film illustrated Na Ok-Bun's enterprising attitude of her life and her courageously testifying in front of the whole world were applauded. The film stars Na Moon-hee as Na Ok-Bun, with Lee Je-hoon as Park Min-Jae. The scene of Na Ok-Bun's testimony to the United States Congress was filmed at the Capitol Building of Virginia, in the city of Richmond.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century, 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Japanese History, Korean History | III. Topical Index: Types: Purpose: "Comfort Women" System; Wartime Sexual Violence: Asia-Pacific War

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index