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Markova: Comfort Gay is a 2000 Filipino biographical coming-of-age drama film based loosely on the life of Walter Dempster Jr., the last surviving Filipino "comfort gay" (male sex slaves for Imperial Japanese Army) from World War II. Written by Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. and directed by Gil M. Portes, [1] the film tells the story of his hardships ...
- ₱190,000,000.00
- December 25, 2000
- Joy Marfil
Walterina Markova recalls living in the Philippines as a gay man named Walter Dempster Jr. during World War II, a difficult and troubling time. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 99
- Gil Portes
- 2000
Pasay, Philippines. Other names. Walterina Markova. Walter Dempster Jr. (May 20, 1924 – June 24, 2005), better known by his alias Walterina Markova, was a Filipino gay man who was forced as a " comfort gay " ( sex slave) for Imperial Japanese Army soldiers during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. [1]
- Walterina Markova
- June 24, 2005 (aged 81), Pasay, Philippines
- May 20, 1924, Philippine Islands
Jun 20, 2023 · Distinguished as a “biographical comedy,” Markova: Comfort Gay (2000) stars renowned Filipino comedian Rudolfo Quizon joined by his two sons Jeffrey and Eric Quizon.. The film chronicles the life of Walter Dempster Jr, who also goes by Walterina Markova, and his story as one of five “comfort gays” that survived the sexual servitude of Japanese imperialists during their occupation of ...
Synopsis. 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.
- 2000
- 6
- Gil Portes
- 97 min
Markova: Comfort Gay. 2000 | Maturity Rating:18+ | 1h 39m | Drama. Walterina Markova recalls living in the Philippines as a gay man named Walter Dempster Jr. during World War II, a difficult and troubling time. Starring:Dolphy, Eric Quizon, Jeffrey Quizon. Watch all you want.
Mar 29, 2024 · A masterful collaboration of father and sons to give life to a perhaps forgotten and often shrowded piece of our country's World War II history. And yet, it is more than that. At its center is the namesake of the picture— Markova. A retelling of the life of a homosexual man who suffered all sorts of abuses; physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual. His brother beat her. His brother's ...
