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Leonor Will Never Die in the Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

Leonor Will Never Die (Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago) written and directed by Martika Ramirez Sundance Film Festival 2022 Special Jury Prize Award Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Amplify Voices Award winner Leonor Reyes (Sheila Francisco) was once a groundbreaking figure in the Filipino film industry during its ragtag action cinema glory days, but now she struggles with old age, mounting bills, and the untimely death of her son. While revisiting an unfinished script about a fearless protagonist trying to avenge his brother’s murder, Leonor is struck on the head by a falling television set and knocked into a coma. As she lies unconscious in the hospital, fantasy and reality begin to blur when Leonor finds herself awake inside her script, becoming the hero of her own story. An innovative blend of pulpy action homages, playful comedy, and touching family drama, LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE is a wonderfully imaginative tribute to the art of filmmaking. https://www.piecsmakow.p

"Apag"/ Feast in Warsaw Film Festival 2022

FEAST / APAG / UCZTA Hong Kong SAR China / Philippines | 2022, 104 min. European Premiere Screenings: Multikino 2: Thursday, 20 Oct 18:30   Multikino 2: Friday, 21 Oct 21:00   Multikino 2: Saturday, 22 Oct 13:30   Multikino 2: Sunday, 23 Oct 11:00 BUY TICKETS here Festival edition: 2022 Section: International Competition Dialogue language: Tagalog Genre: drama / family Description: A hit-and-run accident involves two families. When her husband succumbs to death, Nita files a criminal case, demanding that the driver be held responsible. Alfredo, a prominent businessman, is sent to jail after pleading guilty in place of his son Rafael. As per his father's instructions, Rafael makes amends to Nita, whose life improves due to their generosity, as the two families gradually meld together. Despite the communion, Rafael is imprisoned in his own burden of guilt, and finally confesses the truth to Nita. On the day of Alfredo's release, Nita prepares a feast – of un

Big Night by Jun Robles Lana in the 16th Five Flavours Film Festival

Every year Five Flavours Film Festrival in Warsaw aims to indulge their audience with their favourite filmmakers who marked their presence at the festival in the previous years. For this reason, they came up with the Asian Cinerama section, where the great cinema finds its space for a grand spectacle – both in terms of quality and scale. A careful selection of renowned, award-winning talent, whose body of work is daring, unique, and equally important. Recently, they have revealed the first titles of Asian Cinerama! Jun Robles Lana returns after seven years to once again take us on a journey through a dark, dangerous night in Big Night, where the pitch-black humour reflects the Filipino reality.  Big Night! dir. Jun Robles Lana Philippines 2021, 105’ [cinema only] Dharma, a nice, talkative beauty parlor owner discovers that his name appeared on the list of local drug addicts. This means trouble – president Duterte is waging a ruthless war against drugs. The young man needs to