Markova: Comfort Gay

Markova: Comfort Gay

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-07-19

Languages:

Tagalog, Japanese, Filipino

Countries:

Philippines

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (117 Reviews)

Director:

Gil Portes

Cast:

Writer:

Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Gil M Portes (Miguel/Michelle, 1999) tells the unconventional true story of Walter Dempster, Jr, otherwise known as Markova. After watching a documentary about the suffering of women forced into prostitution during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Markova decides to tell his own painful story to reporter Loren Legarda. Escaping the torment of growing up with an abusive older brother, he and his friends found further suffering at the hands of Japanese soldiers, forced into sex work to survive. But even after the war, Markova's struggle continued.

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By:

Kenneth Chandler

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