Verdict: Essential Viewing
Pinoy Rebyu Score: 4.67 (6 ratings)
Genre: Drama
Writer/Director: Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
Cast: Teri Malvar, Angel Aquino, Jay Bordon, Marcus Madrigal, Lui Manansala, Solomon de Guzman, Lenlen Frial
Synopsis: A 12-year old Anita falls in love with the new woman in town; years later, a girlhood crush blossoms during the Fiesta of Santa Clara in Obando, Bulacan.
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Reviews:
5.0 Macky Macarayan (Death of Traditional Cinema)
“Equally rendering elements of humor and drama, the film achieves the end of making us feel what Anita goes through, and it further helps that young actress Teri Malvar portrays Anita with the fragile quality of a young girl but with the intelligence of a grown up woman that you feel compelled to root for her happiness.” (Read full review)
5.0 Philbert Dy (Click the City)
“The film has the temerity to trudge through some really uncomfortable material, laying out hard truths through a breathless story about women and the things that happen to women.” (Read full review)
5.0 Marra PL. Lanot (Philippine Star)
“The superb cinematography of Alma dela Peña does not divert attention away from the narrative. The director handles all aspects with control, including acting. The actors are natural and never camera-conscious. The message is shown, not dogmatically wrapped in sermon or sloganeering.” (Read full review)
4.5 Randy Renier Espinoza (Iconoclast)
“The enlightenment, though, seems premature, and the girl’s rather too-early disposition towards romantic aspirations may come across as contrived just to lend to the story a certain measure of sensationalism. The film triumphs, still, by espousing rebellion as a tool for emancipation.” (Read full review)
4.5 Renelson Morelos (Reel Thoughts)
“One cannot fault the director’s earnestness, tenderness and rawness in illustrating a young lesbian love, vivified in all its pristine and innocent qualities by newcomer Teri Malvar in the title role. At her age, she was actually brave enough to take on the tricky role. ” (Read full review)
4.0 Libay Cantor (Leaflens Takilya)
“(The) treatment of queerness is what’s formidable in this material. I like the way that the film treats being a lesbian here, that’s it’s a non-issue — which is how it should be treated in real life anyway.” (Read full review)
