Film Information
Year: 2023
Duration: 85
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
When 15-year-old Mateo accidentally kills a classmate, he runs away with a man he barely knows, Berto, who introduces him to the world of the syndicate. Over time, Berto evolves into a father figure for Mateo. As their unique father-son relationship grows, Mateo gradually learns the harsh realities of life, death and beasthood.
Director
Sheron Dayoc is one of the pioneering voices in regional cinema in the Philippines. He is an alumnus of the 2011 Sundance Institute, Next Master Tokyo Filmex 2010, and the Asian Film Academy 2008. His debut feature-length film, Halaw (Ways of the Sea) (2011), won the Special Mention, NETPAC at the 2011 Berlinale and the NETPAC Development Prize at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His first full-length documentary, The Crescent Rising (2016), won Best Documentary at the 2016 Busan International Film Festival. His film Women of the Weeping River (2016) garnered numerous local and international awards and was recognized by the Philippines’ National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Gawad Urian (Philippine Critics Award) as one of the Top 10 Iconic Films of the Decade.
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