Big Night!
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Film description
One day Dharma, a nice, talkative owner of a small beauty parlor, discovers that his name appeared on the list of local drug addicts. This means trouble – president Duterte is waging a ruthless, country-wide war against addiction, and a wave of executions of supposedly guilty people is sweeping through the country. Who put Dharma on the list and why? And who can take him off it? The horrified young man has to act quickly – he can still save himself if he learns about the local allegiances and reaches those making decisions, diving deep into the dark world of power, corruption and money. The truth about what’s lurking under the surface of the Philippine reality will be truly astounding.
The fast-paced Big Night! is another one of Jun Robles Lana’s films in the Five Flavours program set during one long night. But while Shadow Behind the Moon shown at the 9th edition of the Festival was a thick, psychological war drama, Big Night! is a pitch-black comedy, balancing between laughter and the macabre, diagnosing the horrifying reality of the modern-day Philippines.
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Marcin Krasnowolski
Jun Robles Lana
Born in 1972, award-winning script writer. He won 11 Philippine literary awards Palanca, receiving the first one at the age of 19. Author of scripts for films directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and Maryo J. de los Reyes, as well as a number of TV series. In 2006, he made his directorial debut with the movie Gigil. His film Bwakaw was the 2013 Philippine Oscar candidate.
2006 Gigil
2008 Roxxxanne
2008 Mag-ingat ka sa... Kulam
2009 Tarot
2011 My Neighbor's Wife
2011 Kahapon, Ngayon, Bukas / Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
2012 Bwakaw
2013 Mga Kwentong Barbero / Barber's Tales
2014 So It's You
2015 Cień za księżycem / Anino sa likod ng buwan / Shadow Behind the Moon
2019 Kalel, 15
2021 Wielka noc / Big Night!
