Elena 1944

December. 31,2024      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A young Filipina is taken from her village to a Japanese military camp to serve as a sex slave during WWII. She endures abuse but finds solace in a friendship with a Japanese soldier.

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Reviews

Matialth
2024/12/31

Good concept, poorly executed.

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GazerRise
2025/01/01

Fantastic!

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Taraparain
2025/01/02

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Kien Navarro
2025/01/03

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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