I think this subject, the sexual exploitation of minors, is a very difficult one. We wanted to do it in a way that I would want to watch it, even if I don’t understand that world.’

The News Lens
Date: 2016/08/10
By: Olivia Yang

A new documentary series and TV film are raising awareness about the role of minors in

Photo Credit: Epic Entertainment

Taiwan’s sex industry by connecting the victims and the audience at a more human level.
With between 300 and 500 minors victims of sexual exploitation in Taiwan each year, the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2014 originally wanted to commission a dramatic film on the issue to reach a general audience.
However, Jay Chern (陳鈺杰), award-winning director and producer at Epic Entertainment, wanted to tackle the issue through a different approach, and this is how “Warmth” came into production.
“I think this subject, the sexual exploitation of minors, is a very difficult one,” Chern told The News Lens International. “We wanted to do it in a way that I would want to watch it, even if I don’t understand that world.”

Chern and his team pitched the idea of producing a documentary and a TV film and, to their surprise, won the public bidding of NT$6 million (US$193,000).
“I thought there were aspects of the subject matter that we could explore more if it was done in a way that’s not like melodrama,” says Chern. “The idea was that the general audience would be more engaged if they understood the background behind it [sexual exploitation], instead of going, ‘Oh, this is just fiction.’”     [FULL  STORY]