Markova: Comfort Gay (2000) Philippines
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Director:Portes, Gil M., Francisco, Dolphy, Melvin Lee, Loren Legarda, Eric Quizon, Jeffrey Quizon, Andoy Ranay, Ricci Chan, RS
Studio:RVQ Productions
Writer:Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.
Rating:7.2 (79 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:631008056494
Awards:2 wins & 7 nominations
Genre:Filipino films
IMDb:0292097
Duration:1:37:00
Languages:Filipino
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300001066
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Portes, Gil M., Francisco, Dolphy, Melvin Lee, Loren Legarda, Eric Quizon, Jeffrey Quizon, Andoy Ranay, Ricci Chan, RS  ...  (Director)
Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.  ...  (Writer)
 
Dolphy  ...  Walter Dempster Jr.
Eric Quizon  ...  Walterina Markova (Middle years)
Jeffrey Quizon  ...  Young Markova
Tony Bueno  ...  Japanese Soldier
Ricci Chan  ...  
Dexter Doria  ...  
R.S. Francisco  ...  
Nanding Josef  ...  
Joel Lamangan  ...  
Melvin Lee  ...  
Loren Legarda  ...  
Freddie Quizon  ...  
Ronnie Quizon  ...  
Andoy Ranay  ...  
Comments: DASN 106

Summary: Tagalog with English subtitles. Walter Dempsey Jr. a gay man in his twilight years, grew up in the war-torn Philippines during WWII, a time of great unrest and injustice. Watching a harrowing film on Filipino "comfort women," women forced into prostitution to satiate Japanese soldiers stirs deep memories in Walter, aka Markova, of his own days as a comfort gay . While talking to a reporter Markova flashes back to those hard years; from his short-lived freedom following the death of his homophobic, abusive brother to his capture, escape and revenge on Japanese soldiers for their carnal brutality, followed by the American Liberation and the start of a lifetime of healing. His intensely personal story traces the scars imprinted on a country struggling to come to terms with its past and a man struggling to survive in a society that refuses to accept him for who he is.