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A Few Thoughts on ‘APOCALYPSE CHILD’ (Mario Cornejo, 2015)

1. I often hear my friends rave about this movie, be it on their posts on social media or over drunken conversations with our favorite potion. Some of them have seen the movie more than once. "You have to see it twice", they would often say, "to fully appreciate and understand the movie". I had the chance to see the movie last night here in UPLB but prior to that, I did not watch the trailer (or any other clips) on purpose, not even the infectious and much-praised song by Armi Millare. I want the movie to surprise me, without having any idea on what to expect (I've had enough of disappointing movies, thank you very much). As I left the auditorium after the credits rolled and the lights were lit, I was satisfied that I made the right decision.

2. The plot of the film is simple. Actually, there isn't much to it. But the film's apocryphal stories about Baler (Filipinas providing food and information to their Spanish soldier boyfriends during the siege at the Church of Baler; how seven families survived a tsunami and built a shelter far from the shore; and how in the 70's, the crew of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now left a surfboard, which was then picked by locals, eventually turning them into surfing champs) perfectly intertwine with the manic and twisted story and flawed characters.

3. The actors were great. Sid Lucero’s outburst and curses reminds me of his drunken Philosopher character in the movie “Norte” (Lav Diaz, 2013). Ana Abad Santos was the perfect mother and daughter of Baler who clings so desperately to the stories told about her. The suffering of Annicka Dolonius throughout the movie gives us a witness and spectator on all the mess that they have created. RK Bagatsing provides an enigma and an equalizer to Lucero’s madness. Gwen Zamora was a revelation in her character who slowly set the whole conlict in motion. Archie Alemania provides balance and humor to these crazy characters.

4. What’s great about these characters was that they are all flawed and they showed the humanity of being weak, scarred, and helpless in a tangled mess. Its impact among viewers, in my opinion, is that we were just there, as if we were also included in their problems, helplessly watching them as they fall into disarray and foolishness. We were the Fionas (Dolonius) who desperately cry towards the end of the movie, as the bus moves past Baler.

5. What makes a movie better with already a great story and actors in its helm? Great music – musical scores and songs. And what would be more perfect than having Up Dharma Down’s Armi Millare do both work for you? A result so close to perfection, you may have already reached the nirvana of film making and musical scoring.

6. What’s really the root of conflict between Rich and Ford? What was the real story? Who’s telling the truth? Was Ford’s mother really telling the truth about the identity of his father? What happened to them at the end of the movie? We may never know. It’s our “What’s in the briefcase?” in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. But, let’s just leave it there. A great story needs to be talked about and discussed. I bet this will be studied in film schools for the future generation of filmmakers. This movie is an instant classic.

(5 Stars. You NEED to see this movie.)

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Revenge.PH will have another exclusive screening of Apocalypse Child on June 18 at Pineapple Lab, Makati! The director, producer, and the cast will be there, so y’all should go!

Apocalypse Child is directed by Mario Cornejo and produced by Monster Jimenez (hi mum and dad!) and its cast includes Sid Lucero, RK Bagatsing, Annicka Dolonius, Gwen Zamora, Ana Abad Santos, and our very own Kapitan Rusca, Archie Alemania!

Details of the event can be found here!

Fun fact: Ronnie Lazaro is the founder of Revenge.ph, an avenue that promotes independent films!

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Apocalypse Child

Tristan Zinampan reviews Mario Cornejo and Monster Jimenez's APOCALYPSE CHILD.

From its sun-kissed cinematography of Baler to its opening monologue on myths, Apocalypse Child takes no shame in driving to the audience its theme of escape, and it is in dwelling in this longing to get away — to stick by the uncertain rather than to confront realties — that character drama is elevated and made ultimately compelling. Directed by Mario Cornejo, Apocalypse Child tells the story of…

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Jim Libiran's 'Ninja Party' screens at UPFI this October

'Ninja Party' at UPFI this October! Details here:

Jim Libiran’s Ninja Party is having a limited run at UPFI Videotheque this October. To the uninitiated: no, this is no hacking-and-slashing type of ninja film. Many have tried and failed. The film instead pivots on a quartet of catholic students who host a soiree, in which just about every sacrilegious thing can happen. Libiran wastes no time; he sinks his satiric teeth deep on the teen drama.…

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FESTIVAL REPORT: Sinag Maynila 2015

Film Police delivers you capsule reviews of the five entries in Sinag Maynila's debut.

Currently running across seven SM cinemas around Metro Manila, Sinag Maynila stays true to its promise of offering “Pelikulang Pinoy, Pusong Pinoy” with five creative and socially relevant films:

Paul Sta. Ana‘s Balut Country, about the story of a man undecided what to do with the duck farm business left by his late father.

Zig Madamba Dulay‘s Bambanti, about the search of a missing watch…

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