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ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS (2005)

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MOVIE INFO

An effeminate 12-year-old who dutifully plays mother to his criminal father and older siblings experiences a crisis of conscience after befriending an honest Manila cop in the sophomore feature from director Auraeus Solito. A young innocent whose devotion to his family finds him taking the place of his own deceased mother, Maxi spends most of his days cooking and doing the household chores. In the evening hours, Maxi can often be found on the streets shopping and taking in a film at the local … More

Rating:

Unrated

Genre:

Art House & International , Drama

Directed By:

Auraeus Solito

Written By:

Michiko Yamamoto

In Theaters:

Sep 22, 2006 Wide

On DVD:

Aug 28, 2007

Runtime:

1 hr. 40 min.

Unico Entertainment

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Film Review :

This movie is one of my favorite because the movie itself mirrors the reality that has been happening in the society. The characters was able to portray their roles with so much confidence, even the extra roles in this movie did a very god job. This movie touch my heart because of the characters themselves, especially the family of Maximo which don’t have a decent job and probably the viewers will always understand why the police wanted them to put in jail but at the same time, viewers will understand why they have that kind of job. This movie was somehow open my eyes on the reality behind living in the squatters area, being a gay who have a family who don’t have a decent job and especially turning between saying what’s the truth or not saying any words at all just to cover your brother’s crime. 

The presentation of the story is very understandable even if there are shots which was not quite clear but overall, the sequence of the story was organized properly. The location of the film suits very well in this story. The introduction shots of the story was the shots wherein Maximo was walking and in that first shot the viewers will already have an idea.

I just love highlights of this movie wherein the brother of Maximo killed someone and the scene wherein his father die. I couldn't help but cry because you can feel the pain of seeing in your own eyes the death of your father.