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" from World War II. Written by Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. and directed by Gil M. Portes, the film tells the story of her hardships during her childhood and her travail during the Second World War. The character was played by actor Dolphy, who played the adult Markova while two of his sons, Eric Quizon and Jeffrey Quizon, played the role of two younger Markovas in two more different phases of her life.
Markova: Comfort Gay (2000)
Directed by Gil Portes
Genres - Biography, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film, LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Dec 25, 2000 |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Actor, Adult, Character, Gay, Infancy, Japanese, Markova, Profession, Second World War, Son, Tale
Attributes
Filming Location: shot in Batangas
Subject: Japanese occupation of the Philippines, World War II
Subject: Japanese occupation of the Philippines, World War II
