Movie No. 63 (2014). Cinemalaya X: "MAUBAN: ANG RESIKO"
Mauban: Ang Resiko (2014)
Director: Lem Lorca
Cast: Sid Lucero, Alessndra De Rossi, Bing Pimentel, Biboy Ramirez, Menggie Cobarrubias, Jess Mendoza, Kenneth Paul Salva
Resiko is a portion of a salary that is allotted for good time. In Cagbelete Island (Mauban, Quezon), the idea of good time is drinking. This movie shows the daily lives of the people in the island. It focuses on one family: the matrirach moolights as a masseuse in a nearby beach resort; her son is preoccupied with lapu-lapu (grouper, an expensive species of fish) breeding; her daughter and son-in-law are into winemaking. There isn't much happening in the island. Resiko-funded good time is a fixture. Even some (occasional) dynamite fishing accident seems part of their existence.
Director: Lem Lorca
Cast: Sid Lucero, Alessndra De Rossi, Bing Pimentel, Biboy Ramirez, Menggie Cobarrubias, Jess Mendoza, Kenneth Paul Salva
Resiko is a portion of a salary that is allotted for good time. In Cagbelete Island (Mauban, Quezon), the idea of good time is drinking. This movie shows the daily lives of the people in the island. It focuses on one family: the matrirach moolights as a masseuse in a nearby beach resort; her son is preoccupied with lapu-lapu (grouper, an expensive species of fish) breeding; her daughter and son-in-law are into winemaking. There isn't much happening in the island. Resiko-funded good time is a fixture. Even some (occasional) dynamite fishing accident seems part of their existence.
This is pure cinema. I like the way it's presented in a way so sober that it contrasts with the ever-inebriated dispositions of the characters presented in the movie. The great performances of Sid Lucero, Alessandra De Rossi, Bing Pimentel, Menggie Cobarubbias, and Jess Mendoza help make the movie worth watching.
I saw the premiere showing of this movie on August 9, 2014 at CCP's Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino.
Rating: 3.5/4.0
Date seen: August 9, 2014
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