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Overview

Directed by:

Brillante MENDOZA

Country:

PHILIPPINES, FRANCE

Year:

2008

Duration:

90 minutes

Credits

Brillante MENDOZA

- Director

Armando LAO

- Screenplay

Odyssey FLORES

- Cinematography

Carlo TABIJE

- Set Designer

Claire VILLAREAL

- Film Editor

Gian GIANAN

- Music

Benjamin PADERO

- Set Designer

Actors

Dan ALVARO

- Jerome

Mercedes CABRAL

- Merly

Julio DIAZ

- Lando

Jaclyn JOSE

- Nayda

Kristofer KING

- Ronald

Coco MARTIN

- Alan

Gina PAREÑO

- Nanay Flor

Synopsis

Morality has two sides-absolute and relative.

The Pineda family operates a run-down movie house in a city in the province which shows dated sexy double-feature films. The family has taken up actual residence in the old building as well. The matriarch Nanay Flor, her daughter Nayda, son-in-law Lando and adopted daughter Jewel take turns manning the ticket booth and the canteen. Her nephews Alan and Ronald are the billboard painter and projectionist respectively.

Nanay Flor had filed a bigamy case against her estranged husband and is attending the court hearing today when, after a number of years, the decision will be finally handed down. It is within this context that the story unfolds. As the rest of the members go about their daily activities, we get a glimpse of how they suffer and deal with each other’s sins and vices - relational, economic or sexual.

Contacts and useful links

Production : CENTERSTAGE PRODUCTIONS 947 Busilac St., Barangka Drive - Mandaluyong City - 1550 - Philippines T : +632 74 76 742 SWIFT PRODUCTIONS 35 avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt - 75008 Paris - France T : +33 (0)1 56 59 17 17 - d.costet@swiftprod.com - www.swiftprod.com

Distribution : EQUATION - T : +33 (0)1 56 59 17 11 - e.parmentier@swiftprod.com - www.swiftprod.com

French press : LE PUBLIC SYSTEME CINEMA - Bruno Barde / Alexis Delage-Toriel - T : +33 (0)1 41 34 20 32 - presse@lepublicsystemecinema.fr - www.lepublicsystemecinema.com

International press: DENNIS DAVIDSON ASSOCIATES - Chris Paton - T : +44 (0) 20 7932 9800 - chris@ddapr.com - www.ddapr.com

Foreign sales: FORTISSIMOFILMS - T : +31 20 627 32 15 - courtney@fortissimo.nl - www.fortissimofilms.com