Archives - Program 2020
Verdict
By Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
Joy, Dante, and their daughter Angel live in Manila. One night, Dante comes home drunk, as usual, and hits his wife, as usual. But this is one time too many: Joy leaves, slamming the door before deciding to press charges. A protracted confrontation with the justice system ensues, mingled with prohibitively-expensive lawyers, incitement to withdraw the complaint, and a never-ending procedure. Raymund Ribay Gutierrez has conceived a film of great intensity, shot with a handheld camera, which tells the story of the legal web in which so many survivors of violence find themselves entangled. But Joy’s determination is strong...
Section Competition - Fiction
- Director(s)
- Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
- Writer(s)
- Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
Casting
- Max Eigenmann
- Kristoffer King
- Jorden Suan
- Rene Durian
Distributor
- Bord Cadre films
Production
- Centerstage Productions
- Films Boutique
Cinematographer
- Joshua A. Reyles
Sound
- Brian Dumaguina
Editor
- Diego Marx Dobles
- Duration
- 126'
- Production country
- Portugal
- Status
- Swiss Premiere
Saturday 7 March
18:00
Grütli - Salle Langlois
Monday 9 March
20:45
Grütli - Salle Simon
In the presence of the filmmaker Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
