Korean Cinema Stories - Friday

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This event last happened on 19 June 2015

KOREAN CINEMA STORIES

COMFORT WOMEN: LISTENING TO THEIR VOICES

18.00: Introduction and Welcome

Drinks reception sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University

18:30

Film Screening:

THE MURMURING

Dir: Byun Young-joo/ 1995/ 98mins

The first film from a three-part documentary series depicts the lives of elderly Korean women who protested against the Japanese government regarding their forceful deployment as sexual workers for the Japanese Army during World War Two. These women, now in their sixties to eighties, recount their stories and experiences of sexual enslavement.

This event is FREE but booking is advisable, and continues on Saturday 20 June. For full details, please visit

Korean Comfort Women - Saturday 20 June

This event is organised by the following Partner Organisations:

Northeast History Foundation

Rikkyo University, Tokyo

Showroom Workstation

And in association with:

Sheffield Hallam University