Walter Dempsey Jr. a gay man in his twilight years,
grew up in the war-torn Philippines during WWII, a
me of great unrest and injus ce. Watching a har-
rowing film on Filipino "comfort women", women
forced into pros tu on to sa ate Japanese soldiers
s rs 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 fol-
lowing the death of his homophobic, abusive broth-
er to his capture, escape and revenge on Japanese
soldiers for their carnal brutality, followed by the
American Libera on and the start of a life me 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 so-
ciety that refuses to accept him for who he is.
Genre: Gay Drama
DDirector: Gil M. Portes
Cast: Dolphy, Melvin Lee, Loren Legarda, Eric
Quizon, Jeffrey Quizon, Andoy Ranay, Ricci Chan,
RS Francisco
Run me: 97 Minutes
Screen Format: Full Screen
Street Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
DVD Features:
5.1 Surround Sound, Interac ve Menus, Scene
Selec ons
DVD UPC Code: 6 31008 05649 4
DVD Catalog #: CQC 564
VHS UPC Code: 6 31008 01643 6
VHS Catalog #: CQC 164
NEW web discount! $24.99
Markova
Released By Ariztical Entertainment
www.ariztical.com/filmsAZ/markova.html
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