Saakingpagkakagisingmulasakamulatan

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  • SaAkingPagkakagisingMulaSaKamulatanisafulllengthdi… SaAkingPagkakagisingMulaSaKamulatanisafulllengthdigitalpicturethattakesarealisticglimpseoftheFilipinoyouthinthegulfofManila'surbangullies.Ittacklessocially-relatedissuessurroundingtheintersectinglivesofmarginalizedordinaryManileños. Presentedinastaggeredvistaofcorrelatedevents,themovieexplorestheday-to-daysurvivalofthecharactersandtheirbrokendreams,pent-upangerandabnormalsexuality.SaAkingPagkakagisingMulaSaKamulatanconveysitsmessagepowerfullyinadaringandunapologeticway--usingstreetlingotoit'sfullest. ThestoryunfoldsonenightwhenRey,thedocileandcowardlyteenagestudentismauledashepassesbyadrinkingspreeofstreettoughies:Pogie,Jopet,KahoyandTaba.Thefourreleasetheirsadisticenergyonhim,transforminghishandsomefaceintoabloodymess.BraggartPogihatesReyforthesimplereasonthathesecretlylovesRey'sgirlfriend,Angel,whohasacluelessfather.Jopet,aself-claimedpoliceasset,findsReyaconvenientsubstituteforpouringouthishatredforhishandler,Lakay,asadisticcop.Thevagrantbaker/snatcherKahoyandTaba,thebum,joininforthesakeofcamaraderie. WhileReyliesunconsciousonthepavement,thegroupcontinuesdrinkingasifnothinghappened.Someneighborstrytointervene,butreluctanttogetinvolved.Reyregainsconsciousnessandfindshistormentorsdrunkandasleep.Whathappensnextisanybody'sguess. FromAlexisTioseco'sCriticine: SaAkingPagkakagisingMulaSaKamulatan("MyAwakeningfromConsciousness"),AtoBautista'sfirst-featurefilm,isn'tperfect--aside-plotrelatingtoagayparlorista'sexploitsfeelsunnecessary--butitspowerisundeniable.ReleasedinthePhilippinesinthefirstquarterof2005,buttohaveitsinternationalpremierethisMarchatMardelPlatainArgentina(throughUnitel,whopickedupthefilmforinternationaldistribution),SaAkingPagkakagisingMulaSaKamulatanwasshocking,notjustforitsimagery,themesorpotentfilmmaking,butforannouncing--seeminglyoutofnowhere--thearrivalofayoungvoicewithbothtalentandamessage. Entirelyproducedindependentlytheold-fashionedway(withfriendschippinginandtalentsandcrewworkingonscale),SaAkingPagkakagisingfocusesonagroupof'kantoboys'.AconceptcommontoPhilippineneighborhoods(thoughlikelynotuniquetothem),thetermdescribesthosethatoneseesnightinandnightoutwastingtime,tradingstories,and,ofcourse,drinking,attheneighborhoodcornerstore.Throughaconfidentgraspoflanguageanddialogueonlygleanedfromonewhoknowswellthemilieuheisdepicting,SaAkingPagkakagisingbringstolifearchetypes--thecockypunkreceiving"foreignaid"fromhismotheroverseas,thesigaorneighborhoodtoughie,thepettythief--eachofwhom,aftereachreceivingtheircomeuppance,venttheirfrustrationonahaplessyoungsquare(Rey,playedbyCarloAquino)thatpassesby,beatinghimtoapulp

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