Movie No. 22 (2015): IMBISIBOL
Imbisibol (2015)
Director: Lawrence Fajardo
Cast: Ces Quesada, Bernardo Bernardo, Allen Dizon, JM De Guzman, Ricky Davao, Mailes Kanapi
This slow-moving narrative about illegal and undocumented Filipino workers in Japan during the 1980s is captivating. I guess the factors that will hold the audience's attention are effective performances, well-written script, and the winter backdrop that ironically intensifies already intense emotions. The final scenes leading to the ending, though heartbreaking, avoid being melodramatic, resulting in honest portrayal of characters who end up in such predicament. And yes, the final scene is something like a symbolic or artful commentary of a fact that these characters need to stay invisible.
Director: Lawrence Fajardo
Cast: Ces Quesada, Bernardo Bernardo, Allen Dizon, JM De Guzman, Ricky Davao, Mailes Kanapi
This slow-moving narrative about illegal and undocumented Filipino workers in Japan during the 1980s is captivating. I guess the factors that will hold the audience's attention are effective performances, well-written script, and the winter backdrop that ironically intensifies already intense emotions. The final scenes leading to the ending, though heartbreaking, avoid being melodramatic, resulting in honest portrayal of characters who end up in such predicament. And yes, the final scene is something like a symbolic or artful commentary of a fact that these characters need to stay invisible.
This film was adjudged Best Film winner at the first Sinag Maynila Film Festival two weeks ago. Ces Quesada and Allen Dizon were Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively. It actually got all but one award at stake.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: March 22, 2015
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