Elena 1944

Elena 1944

She made the world remember a name.

· Action, Drama, History

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.

Directed by Olivia M. Lamasan · Written by Patrick John Valencia

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