Habitual Sadness
6.7
The story of the women at the "House of Sharing" continues. Old women who share a common bond lead a peaceful life in the countryside, raising vegetables, chickens and painting pictures. They are no different from the elderly women we see every day. But they are all scarred by pain and sorrow from their collective history of being comfort women during World War 2. They became subject to prejudice in their own homeland after their return to Korea. It is painful for them to watch other peoples' children and grandchildren, and they feel rage when the Japanese government tries to cover up the unspeakable crimes they committed against them. The film asks us to remember what these women sacrificed and the shame and misery they faced even as these individuals pass away often forgotten by their own people.
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Part of The Murmuring Trilogy
3 films
Cast
6 people
Byun Young-joo Director · Kim Yong-taek Cinematographer Park Gok-ji Editor
First release August 23, 1997 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 낮은 목소리 2
Production
Docu-Factory Vista
Production
South Korea
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Languages
Original title
낮은 목소리 2
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · August 23, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 1, 1998 · Berlin International Film Festival
Japan
October 1, 1997 · Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
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