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2002
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Pila Balde / Philippines 1999 / drama / 96 min / Tagalog w/English subtitles Director: Jeffrey Jeturian / Producer: Lily Monteverde / Principal Cast: Ana Capri, Marcus Madrigal, Harold Pineda Pila Balde tells the story of pretty 18-year-old Gina, who ekes out a living by selling fried bananas and helping her Lola Cion do laundry jobs for the tenement residents of a slum community. With her mother dead and her father in prison for armed robbery, Gina serves as surrogate parent to her brother Boyet and her sister Maria while she entertains dreams of a better future. The film also tells the story of the slum dwellers as they go about their daily business with remarkable insouciance. They have little time to grieve over personal tragedies, nor to reflect over moral scruples. Whenever time allows, they try to have fun, to love, to hope, and to dream-no matter if the hopes are baseless and the dreams elusive. Pila Balde was awarded the NETPAC jury award at the 1999 CineManila International Film Festival in Manila, Philippines, and the gold award at the 2000 Worldfest International Film Festival in Houston, Texas.
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Oct. 19, 4PM Bang Rajan: The Legend of the Village Warriors / Thailand 2001 / drama, action / 114 min / Thai, Burmese w/English subtitles Director: Tanit Jitnukul / Producers: Adirek Wattaleela, Nonzee Nimibutr / Principal Cast: Jaran Ngamdee, Winai Kraibutr, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Theerayut Pratyabamrung Based on a true story, the legend of Bang Rajan is an extraordinary tale about ordinary villagers who fought against Burmese invaders in 18th century Siam. When King Mangra ascended the Burmese throne, he sent a huge army to attack the former Thai capital city of Ayutthaya by two different routes. But they were held apart by the small village of Bang Rajan. Against all odds, the villagers repeatedly repelled the armies and chose to sacrifice their own lives before becoming slaves to the Burmese empire. Siam remained in disarray until King Taksin the Great reunited the Siamese people into the single sovereignty that exists today. Sun., Oct. 20, 12PMThe Iron Ladies / Thailand 2001 / comedy / 104 min / Thai w/English subtitles Director: Youngyooth Thongkonthun / Producer: Visute Pealvoralaks / Principal Cast: Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Tor, Ekachai Buranapanit, Giorgio Maiocchi, Kokkorn Benjathikoon, Shiriohana Hongsopon Based on the true story of the 1996 Thai national volleyball champions, The Iron Ladies is an inspiring and amusing “sports underdog” story. Mon, the team leader, and his friend Jung are very talented players who constantly fail to be selected for various club teams because they’re gay. Their chance comes when a new coach (Coach Bee) is selected by the Provincial Government to put together a winning team. When the Coach selects both Mon and Jung to be on the team, almost all of the more macho players resign in protest. The Coach then asks Mon to find a few of his friends to join the team. They select Nong, A gay sergeant in the army, Pia, a transsexual star of a local cabaret show, her boyfriend Chat; and Wit, the only son of a Thai-Chinese family whose parents don’t know that their son is gay. While it’s not the average men’s volleyball team, Coach Bee makes sure it’s the best one, despite its flamboyant group of gays, transsexuals, and one straight man. The team slowly comes together, begins to play like champions, and start to prepare for the national championships… The Iron Ladies is to men’s Thai volleyball as Cool Runnings is to men’s Jamaican bobsled team. Mon.,
Oct. 21, 8PM
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2000 / drama / 109 min / Tagalog w/English subtitles Director: Jeffrey Jeturian / Producer: Lily Monteverdo / Principal Cast: Ina Raymundo, Klauida Koronel, Jaclyn Jose Tuhog tells the poignant and provocative story of a woman and her daughter, who are both raped by the same man--the woman’s father and the girl’s grandfather. As mother and daughter struggle to overcome their pain and confusion, a film director--hoping to make his comeback film, approaches them with the idea of using their story. Frightened but intrigued, the women agree only to realize that they are reliving the horror of their experiences. Jeturian’s gentle,
yet astute approach to the complexities of the material, allows the film
to explore the disturbing relationship between the victim and the
victimizer. He offers a devastatingly honest critique (Filipino, American
or otherwise) that values lurid, graphic images of suffering and
debasement, far above the respect, dignity, and integrity of any human
being. With grace, wit, and stunning performances by the cast, Tuhog
gives us the very best that film can offer—it provokes, inspires,
challenges –and we FEEL.
Sun., Oct. 20,
7:30PM Concerto of Life / China 1999 / drama / 110 min / Mandarin w/English subtitles Director: Xia Gang / Producer: Lu Yao / Principal Cast: Wang Luoyong,Yan Xiaoin, Da Shishang Music is everything to piano teacher Jian Sheng, yet his chance to become a concert pianist is destroyed by the Cultural Revolution. Resigning himself to earning a living as a piano teacher, he devotes his life to music and his students. When critical illness disallows him to continue his passion, he hears from his deathbed a live broadcast of two of his former students--now internationally acclaimed pianists, as they return to Shanghai to play a benefit concert. Sun.,
Oct. 20, 2:30PM
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ASIAN PACIFIC FILM
FESTIVAL OF FLORIDA
Sat 10/19 2:00 Dance of A Dream Hong Kong 4:00 Pila Balde Philippines 7:30 GALA RECEPTION See You Off To The Edge Of Town US/HK
Sun 10/20 12:00 Bangrajan Thailand 2.30 Concerto Of Life China 5:00 Warm Water Under A Red Bridge Japan 7:30 Tuhog Philippines
Mon 10/21 6:00 Tell Me Something Korea 8.00 Iron Ladies Thailand
Fri 10/25 6:00 The Tantric Journal India 8:00 Pila Balde Philippines
Sat 10/26 12:00 Saree India 2:30 See You Off To The Edge of Town US/HK 5:00 Tuhog Philippines 7:30
Dance of a Dream
HK
Sun 10/27 12:00 Tell Me Something Korea 2:00 Iron Ladies Thailand 4:00 Concerto Of Life China 6:00 War and Peace India
SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
For additional information or directions please contact: (954) 327-1810 (954) 525-3456
Reception $20 Movie Tickets $7
Sponsored by the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Supported in part by the Broward Cultural Affairs Council, The Sun-Sentinel Diversity Program
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