Set in LA and American Concentration Camp for internment of American citizens of Japanese descent - over 120,000.
The movie deals with multiple issues - jazz, to enlist or not, creating community no matter what the circumstance, family, racism, sexism, parental harms, anger directed at others, the cost of war to families and the people involved in them, celebrating American holidays and baseball.
Great examples of transcendence beyond being victim. Also examples of dealing with bullies. And human dignity at many levels.
What would today's ready made concentration camps be like if they are put to use.
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(Canada also had internment of 20,000 of their citizens. One of the earlier American use of concentration camps was in 1830 for Cherokee and other Native Americans, in the late 1890s American's set up concentration camps in the Philippine-American War.)
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American Pastime (2007)
The first scene shows the life of the Nomura family, a typical American family of Japanese descent in 1941...
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When I saw the movie "American Pastime", there was a Q and A afterward. This film is a compilation of many of the experiences that friends and relatives of the screen writer had during the Japanese internment camps of WWII. The producer and director stated that the entire film was filmed in Utah, near where one of the internment camps had been, so the actors could feel and understand even the weather, sand, and restrictive situations that happened.
Inspite of the seriousness of the situation, the viewer will laugh, think, and cry as they watch this film. The baseball scenes were fun, but one knows it was a bit over the top. That didn't hurt the film though. During the Q and A, we were told that baseball really was a big part of life at internment camps.
The actors were sincere. I only hope that because this film is a small budget film, that it does not get lost in the shuffle. I think it was one of the best films I have seen this year, and I go to the movies a lot..It is a sure thing.
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