Filipiñana
An incisive, slow-burning satire of capitalism and powerful men with far too much hubris -- basically, a story for our times.
Filipiñana
Isabel, a 17-year-old from the rural north of the Philippines, works at a posh country club outside Manila. Amid stifling heat and pervasive drought, she lines up golf balls for powerful men to drive into the carefully manicured verdant horizon. Between shifts, she wanders the immaculate grounds, sampling its luxuries and exploring its liminal spaces. The club’s members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the doting and subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort, as Isabel discovers when she tries to return a mislaid golf club to its patriarchal director, Dr. Palanca. The deeper she journeys into its most exclusive corners, the closer she gets to the violent truths of the club, her native Philippines, and her own past. Executive produced by Jia Zhangke, this Sundance award-winning debut announces writer-director Rafael Manuel as a major new voice in international cinema.
Genre
Coming-of-age,
Drama,
Satire,
Capitalism
Web Site
Runtime
100
Language
Filipino,
English
Director
Rafael Manuel
Producer
Bianca Balbuena,
Jeremy Chua,
Omar El Kadi,
Bradley Liew,
Rafael Manuel,
Alex Polunin,
Nadia Turincev
Writer(s)
Rafael Manuel
Cast
Jorrybell AgotoJoanna,
Marie Banua,
Angeli Bayani
Opening at
West L.A.
Royal
North Hollywood
NoHo 7
Glendale
Glendale
Santa Monica
Monica Film Center
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