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A bit of berger Hawaii in a Filipino way. The tension wasn't like that, but I appreciate the effort. The story takes place on a university campus where Mark and Derek are roommates and where they discover their first love together. For Pinoy movies with a gay theme, the film is very "chaste", and that's probably how it should have been. The main roles are played by two singers and it is the first time for both of them to play the main acting roles, and the interesting thing is that certain scenes had to be improvised by both boys. Sebastian Castro is a famous YouTuber and gay singer, and Mikoy Morales even composed and sang the music for the film. Friendship, affection, love(?). For me, a solid Pinoy movie that would sound better with a translation or dubbing (ha ha), which is definitely not going to happen.

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By Philippine standards, a very successful family comedy not only about the mother of the Luz family and her three sons - Oscar is a hidden gay, at least at the beginning (he has a girlfriend but also a secret beautiful lover), Orson is gay after CO (such a squeaky aunt) and the youngest Orwell still he doesn't know exactly where his sexuality will go. In addition, Luz's younger (and handsome) boyfriend, Gerry, is also in the family. On the eye, the image of the Happy Family suddenly receives an unexpected blow, with which Luz has to fight and the end is certain. For those who know Pinoy movies, I recommend this one for a good mood...

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The handsome Filipino Johnron Taňada in the role of Rico owns a cafe called Kape Barako, which has few customers, almost none, and the bank loan repayment deadline is approaching, otherwise the business will be closed. Rico tries to keep the business going, even by selling his body, and gradually learns how to perform erotica with men. His employees start to secretly mix their sperm into the coffee, the excellent coffee becomes famous in a wide area and the business begins to turn into a gay bar willy-nilly. Let yourself be surprised how it all turns out. She's actually such a Filipino fool, you could say, but anyone interested in Pinoy movies can't throw this cute, naive puzzle in the trash. Maybe in time someone will find a better copy of this movie..

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"Sherwin, I'm your partner..." Paolo tells his love towards the end of the film.

You need to get under the skin of those Pinoy films first, get rid of only your narrow European perspective and take and perceive them as they are. And this one of them is among the comprehensively high-quality ...

Paolo is a young indie film director who would like to marry Sherwin, who is a lawyer and they have been living together for some time. Both will also attend the wedding of Sherwin's younger sister Mary Jane. Of course, I won't reveal how it all turns out, I'll just lament that I fully understand that translators don't flock to Pinoy movies. They are often not good quality copies, or they are not available separately, preferably English subtitles

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For this film, even if I don't give the highest rating, I decided to "definitely recommend" to others.

A very tasteful film, in terms of processing, the story (although it was not suitable for me, but interestingly done, how an adult Oat remembers the period around his age of around eleven), the choice of actors is absolutely luxurious for the eye of not only a European.

The acting is also decent, including little Oat, no affected whining, as we are used to in Asian productions. And finally, the topic of the "draw" was already familiar to me, I had already seen the documentary Draft Day by the same director presented here before ...

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Another Pinoy movie, this time as the narration and memories of an older man. And also about the "fairy". A low-budget film where I had to look for that "something", but I found it gradually. In any case, he is typically Filipino, often incomprehensible to others or at least happy to give a low rating. But I can take these pictures, even if they are usually of lower technical quality than copies, and I understand why the creators shot it like that and like that, and with my colleague monvim when working on the translation and correction (Czech), I also perceive details that are not visible after one viewing and two nominations at the 2008 film festivals indicate that the picture does not belong in the trash can.

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DongHwa's sensitive review on gaytitulky.info made me want to watch the movie, and I don't regret it. The Taiwanese have shown that they can spin stories of beings who like the same sex, and in other ways. Yes, it can be confusing story-wise at first, but it all works out. Not everyone is so perfect and smart that in their old age they would behave the same as when they were young and old. Love for one being almost made him lose his mind and the actor KIng was rightly nominated for the best actor at the Golden Bell Awards 2011. The music complemented the story nicely. Even those who do not understand what the creators wanted to convey can be old and unjudgmental. Namely, that humans are imperfect, they are not gods, and that's what Chao Hsueh-Ping's character showed...

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Paolo Rivero in movies 10-15 years ago, that's my big weakness. Moreover, here in a movie that is not subpar at all compared to a bunch of same old Pinoy movies where men like men. Unlucky in love, Raymund (Paolo) seeks relief in occasional one-night stands. His sister goes to Hong Kong for a few weeks and entrusts him with the care of her son Zach (Renz Valerio played it flawlessly). At a get-together party, Raymund meets Tim (Douglas Robinson, also from Symposium) and their love ignites... But how to combine the love of two men who have never experienced it, in addition, when his nephew Zach is also at home? Nicely acted, enjoyable and Pinoy movies also include such stupid things that I can see, for example, Raymund urinating in the toilet bowl over a folded board (seat) or wiping the floor in only one place, but that's just Pinoy and somehow horrified by it I'm not ...

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A deep and visceral film with four nominations at the Star Awards for Movies 2008 for those who don't mind the Pinoy style of narration and processing, the film is not a typical Pinoy piece in my opinion. It has a relatively decent plot, there is not so much naivety and Asian theatricality in it, and the music is excellent. It is only where it is needed and underlines the scene perfectly, rightly the music received one of the nominations. It is from a life, a rough life, two childhood friends. Of course, the Filipino view and perception of prostitution and sex cannot be missed, when gay Enzo, after leaving for Manila, starts making a living from hetero porn, while his childhood friend, heterosexual Maynard, makes a living as a gay prostitute and callboy. Both actors Ken Escudero (Enzo or Lorenzo) and Will Sandejas (Maynard or Adong, he appears here on GT and in the movie Santuaryo, and also in the movies Paupahan and Kumpisal, which we don't even have here on GT yet) are very pleasant, characters, which they play, they managed very well and the character Melang (Ashley Silverio) is also important to the plot. Enzo's mother Norma (Sylvia Sanchez) impressed me with her excellent acting. Enjoyable and I recommend it even to those who don't like Pinoy movies. On MDL under the name Unspoken Passion - here the film is not completely completed (cast)
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When I found out that Filipino stars Emilio Garcia, Marco Morales and Paolo Rivero are playing supporting roles, I didn't hesitate for a second. The Philippines is special in itself, surrounded on all sides by other religions, customs, names, and it is also special in filmmaking, indigestible for many Europeans. The understanding of eroticism and sex and the view of it is completely different. The film certainly does not belong to the top of Filipino production, because I am generally very interested in Pinoy films, however, looking at the film through Filipino eyes, it caught my attention, even if some moments seemed rather funny instead of dramatic, and I recommend the film only to a small group of viewers who understand the mentality and creation of this country

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An eye-catching Japanese film, winner and nominee at several film festivals, in which we see the range in which the Japanese are capable of shooting. Once sultry, renunciation, heartless and here completely different. I didn't mind anything about the picture, on the contrary, the camera, the processing and the story itself. Everything has already been written, I'll just add that I was completely captivated by his likeable appearance of forty-year-old Suzuki Ryohei (Kosuke), who played his role perfectly, and the character and actress of the mother appealed to me a lot. A beautiful Japanese piece about life, love, responsibility...

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