29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Sex Warriors and the Samurai
The Sex Warriors and the Samurai

The Sex Warriors and the Samurai

Nick Deocampo / United Kingdom, Philippines / 1985 / Czech Premiere / 26 min.


synopsis

Joan, a Filipino transvestite, is a modern warrior. To support his 18-member family, he decides to head to Japan to earn money as a prostitute. Like other Filipino sex workers, he must undergo compulsory training, which includes a classical ballet examination. Only in this way will he be able to secure a work permit and reside in the country of the former occupying and contemporary economic power.

biography

Nick Deocampo (* 1959) is a filmmaker, historian, and educator. In the 1980s, he broached the taboo topic of homosexuality and thus became a pioneer of Philippine queer cinema. For over 30 years, he has made documentaries not only about sexual minorities, but also about military dictatorships, history, and the environment. He is currently a professor at the Film Department of the College of Mass Communication in the Philippines.

more about film

director: Nick Deocampo

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Film at festival

premiere type:Czech Premiere
festival edition:2022
section:Transparent Landscape: Philippines
language:English
subtitles:No Subtitle

Info

director:Nick Deocampo
original title:The Sex Warriors and the Samurai
country:United Kingdom, Philippines
year:1985
running time:26 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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