The critically-acclaimed indie film, Alagwa, will have its commercial run starting October 9, 2013, distributed by Star Cinema.
Directed by Ian Loreños, Alagwa has been exhibited in quite a number of film festivals around the world and has received recognitions, the most recent of which were the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature and an Achievement in Acting award for its lead star, Jericho Rosales.
Among its other awards include Best Narrative at the Third World Independent Film Festival, and three more acting awards for Jericho at the Newport Beach Film Festival, First ASEAN International Film Festival, and locally, by the Gawad Urian.
The movie also stars Bugoy Cariño, Leo Martinez, Smokey Manaloto, Carmen Soo, John Manalo, Jeremiah Rosales, Iñaki Ting, Garry Lim, Nanette Inventor, Jaimeson Lee and EJ Caro.
Plot Outline:
An impoverished single parent, Robert Lim (Jericho Rosales) spends his free time with his young son Brian. One day he takes him to the penny mall for a treat. Turning his back just for a minute, he loses the little boy. Surveillance videos reveal the child being led away by an older man.
The father’s anguished search begins. When the police fail to locate his child, he plows through the back streets of Manila, unearthing the dark facets of human trafficking, determined to find his son at all costs.
Check out the teasers below.
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