Screening
Soho House
03-11-2025 / 20:00 h.
Film Information
Year: 2025
Duration: 127
Language: VOSI
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
When Alex Dela Cruz, a young Filipino‑American, returns to the Philippines after his mother’s death, he hopes to reconnect with a father he scarcely remembers. What unfolds is no ordinary reunion. He discovers that his father suffers from dissociative identity disorder, manifesting three very different personas; a farmer caught in a land dispute, a Muslim activist, and a whistle‑blowing janitor. Through minimal dialogue and powerful performances, Alex unravels not only his father’s fragmented identity but also confronting the social and political forces that shaped it.
Director
Joel C. Lamangan (Manila, 1952) is a renowned multi-award-winning Filipino director, actor, and comedian. He began his career as a theater actor and then transitioned to television and film direction, making his directorial debut with Darna (1991). He has earned recognition both locally and internationally, including the Golden Pyramid award at the 1995 Cairo International Film Festival for The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995). Among his most notable films are Pusong Mamon (1998), Deathrow (2000), Hubog (2001), Huling Birhen sa Lupa (2003), Blue Moon (2006) and Deadline (2011). Beyond directing, he also serves as the artistic director of the Gantimpala Theater Foundation and has directed the original musical Katipunan: Mga Anak ng Bayan. Many of his works have been selected for different AFFBCN’s programs, such as Hour of Danger (2023), selected for the Official Section of the Asian Film Festival Barcelona (AFFBCN) 2023, Lockdown (2021), which was part of the AFFBCN in Mexico Program in 2024 and Fall Guy (2023), which was selected for the New Perspectives of Asian Cinema Program AFFBCN in 2025. His latest film is Fatherland (2025).
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