By Ellie Dean. Unusually for a film (ostensibly) produced for the American audience—it is the Filipino perspective that is most often preferenced. The emotional authenticity of Ortaliz’s performance as Dalisay is consistently accentuated in long, thoughtful takes and intimate close-ups.” New Jersey. Mid 1990s. A gruff ex-merchant marine sits in […]
ONLINE | Thinking Film Since 1973