Movie No. 57 (2013): YANGGAW
Yanggaw (a.k.a Affliction) (2008)
Director: Richard Somes
Cast: Ronnie Lazaro, Tetchie Agbayani, Joel Torre
In Ilonggo (a dialect in the Philippines), with yellow English subtitles
Yanggaw gives a fresh take on the folkloric/mythical monster aswang on film. In this film, a young woman is afflicted by a strange condition which gradually turns her into monster (aswang). Her family, vowing to protect her and hide her from people, respond to this affliction in a way that they, too, act like beasts.
Director: Richard Somes
Cast: Ronnie Lazaro, Tetchie Agbayani, Joel Torre
In Ilonggo (a dialect in the Philippines), with yellow English subtitles
Yanggaw gives a fresh take on the folkloric/mythical monster aswang on film. In this film, a young woman is afflicted by a strange condition which gradually turns her into monster (aswang). Her family, vowing to protect her and hide her from people, respond to this affliction in a way that they, too, act like beasts.
The movie is more of a (rare kind of) horror flick than a family melodrama. The characters, specially the complexity of Ronnie Lazaro's character, are all well-written and executed on screen. Ronnie Lazaro deserves the Best Actor trophy the Urian awarded to him that year.
This movie deserves to be seen.
Date seen: March 4, 2013
Rating: 4.0/4.0
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