This is a film featuring a Hawaiian woman's recollection of her teenage years of physical and sexual abuse. In light of this, it's a very hard film to watch and is certainly not fun by any sane standard. However, considering the sad subject matter, it is a good film and offers insight into the impact of this on a young girl's life. According to the Atom Films website, this film is about Hawaiian author Lois-Ann Yamanaka who apparently wrote poems about these experiences.
The way the film is made is a tad disconcerting at first because all the dialog and narration are done by the same person and they are in Hawaiian Pidgen English. Once you are used to the style of the language, it is very compelling. There are a few obscenities and violent situations, though you'd expect them in a film like this and it didn't seem gratuitous.
The way the film is made is a tad disconcerting at first because all the dialog and narration are done by the same person and they are in Hawaiian Pidgen English. Once you are used to the style of the language, it is very compelling. There are a few obscenities and violent situations, though you'd expect them in a film like this and it didn't seem gratuitous.