Philippines,
2005, 100 min
Directed by:
Auraeus SolitoComposer:
Pepe SmithPlots(1)
12-year-old Maxi walks and sways his hips, high on life, laughing and joking with his playmates, a renowned diva in his Manila locale. Since the death of his mother, he has cooked, cleaned and cared for his all-male family of criminals and is their alibi when things go wrong. However it all becomes complicated when he meets and falls for an unbribeable, by-the-book rookie cop, Victor – which spells disaster for the family operations. (Peccadillo Pictures)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2007 - Auraeus Solito (Best International Film)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2006 - Auraeus Solito (Special Mention (Kplus))
- 2006 - Auraeus Solito (Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2006 - Auraeus Solito (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)
Montreal World Film Festival
- 2005 - Auraeus Solito (Golden Zenith)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- 2006 - Grand Prix