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Runtime:

93' min.

Year of Production:

2013

Country:

Philippines

Director:

Joselito Altarejos

Cast:

Boots Anson-Roa
Angelo Ilagan
Sandino Martin

Production Company:

Solar Entertainment Corporation

Berlinale Section:

Panorama

Berlinale Category:

Feature Film

A 15-year-old boy stands on the edge of the roof of a building site; his hand playfully reaches into the air. Beneath David lies the city and behind him his friend Jonathan who is two years older and looks on, captivated by the sight of his friend. David lives with his grandmother who divides her time between housework and TV shows. Warm and humorous, she supports her grandchild’s openly gay life, but he prefers to withdraw into his Facebook world at every opportunity. David would do anything for Jonathan and openly shares his feelings with online friends. When Jonathan posts images of himself with a new lover on Christmas Eve David struggles to overcome his powerlessness with a feverish obsession to win back his friend and soon finds himself in the grip of both real and virtual aspects of his unstable personality. Powerful tracking shots follow David through his manic imaginations, sparkling Christmas illuminations, crowded shopping malls and virtual alleys underneath a bell jar of repressed emotions. With an assured hand, Altaregjos melds real and virtual worlds into an impressively sensual, electrifying atmospheric arena that confronts us with his protagonist’s deep wounds.

BIOGRAFIE Joselito Altarejos

FILMOGRAFIE Joselito Altarejos (selection)

2013 Unfriend  2010 Pink Halo-Halo  2009 Ang Laro Sa Buhay Ni Juan (The Game of Juan’s Life  2008 Ang Lihim Ni Antonio (Antonio’s Secret)  

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