The Apology

Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ... suit la trajectoire personnelle de trois « femmes de réconfort » qui figuraient parmi les quelque 200 000 adolescentes et jeunes adultes que l'armée japonaise impériale a enlevées et forcées à l'esclavage sexuel durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Plus de soixante-dix ans après leur emprisonnement dans ces prétendus « centres de délassement », les trois aïeules à la santé chancelante - grand-mère Gil en Corée du Sud, grand-mère Cao en Chine et grand-mère Adela aux Philippines - en sont au crépuscule de leur vie. Murées depuis des décennies dans le silence et la honte de leur passé, elles savent qu'il ne leur reste que peu de temps pour témoigner des faits réels et faire en sorte que cette horrible page d'histoire marque les mémoires. Qu'elles cherchent à obtenir des excuses officielles du gouvernement japonais, ou à rassembler le courage nécessaire pour finalement partager leur secret avec leurs proches, c'est leur détermination qui pousse ces femmes à saisir cette dernière occasion de mener les générations futures sur la voie de la réconciliation, de la guérison et de la justice.

The voice of memory speaks up against oblivion. Time is passing. A generation of young Chileans has grown up with no knowledge of the facts surrounding the military coup of September 11, 1973. On that day, Salvador Allende's democratically elected socialist government was overthrown by General Pinochet. It was supposed to be Juan's wedding day. Instead, he was almost killed fighting the dictator's troops. Now, Patricio Guzmán returns to Chile, after 23 years. The time has come to reveal the long-forgotten truth. With him, Guzmán brings La Bataille du Chili, his major chronicle of that country's open and peaceful revolution. His documentary toured the world but was never seen in Chile. Discreetly, he shows it to his friends and a small group of students. Those who survived the struggle recognize their "disappeared" comrades, recall their courage and love of life. After the screening, the young people are in a state of shock. In their need to know the truth, they seem to express all the repressed feelings of the Chilean people. They feel invested with a historical duty, knowing it is they who must build the Chile of tomorrow. In French with English subtitles.

In a small village in Jharkhand, India, Ranjit wakes up to find that his 13-year-old daughter has not returned home from a family wedding. Calls are made, a search ensues, and a few hours later, she's found stumbling home. After being dragged into the woods she was sexually assaulted by three men, all of whom are known to the family. Ranjit and his wife go to the police, and the men are arrested. But the family's relief is short-lived when the villagers and their leaders launch a sustained campaign to force Ranjit to drop the charges. They demand the girl marry one of her rapists-a tried and true community solution. This, they feel, is the only way to restore her honour and that of the community. Ranjit defies their edict and embarks on a perilous journey, navigating both the labyrinth of India's courts and the rising dangers in his village. A cinematic, David and Goliath story, To Kill a Tiger follows Ranjit's uphill battle to find justice for his child. In India, where a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent, Ranjit's decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented. His stand piques the interest of the Srijan Foundation, an NGO working to sensitize men and boys on women's rights. They look to Ranjit as a poster boy for their work and an inspiration to other men. Their support, along with the presence of the camera crew, fuels the ire of the villagers, and as the trial gets underway, threats of violence begin to loom. Ostracized by the community, dealing with mounting debt and fearing for himself and his family, Ranjit's composure begins to crack, and the whole process is in danger of being derailed. With tremendous access to all facets of this story, To Kill a Tiger charts the emotional journey of an ordinary man facing extraordinary circumstances. A father whose love for his daughter forces a social reckoning that will reverberate for years to come.