![]() A pretty Filipina named Lea, who worked there as a tourist guide, suddenly lost her vision. The setting is picturesque Saporro, Japan. She's gone beyond anything I had seen her do as an actress prior to this. Casting Iza Calzado in the lead role as Jane is another stroke of genius, as the parallelisms between reality and film were simply so uncanny. Jerrold Tarog takes a very simple core story and weaves this mind-boggling maze of creepy visuals and psychotic ideations. While shooting, though, a freak accident sends Jane into a nightmarish world she could not seem to escape from. When actress Jane Ciego was offered what promises to be the "role of a lifetime" by writer-director Lexter Palao, she grabbed the chance and even produced it. "Birdshot" directed by Mikhail Red (this year's Philippine entry to the Oscar race for Foreign Language Film) "Paglipay" directed by Zig Dulay (premiered at ToFarm 2016, but had its commercial run in 2017 in the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino)ġ1. "Sakaling Hindi Makarating" directed by Ice Idanan (premiered at Cinefilipino 2016, but had its commercial run in 2017)ġ2. ![]() "Kiko Boksingero" directed by Thop Nazarenoġ3. "Salvage" directed by Sherad Anthony Sanchez (premiered at CinemaOne 2015, but had its commercial run in 2017 in the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino)ġ4. "Love You to the Stars and Back" directed by Antoinette Jadaoneġ6. "Deadma Walking" directed by Julius Alfonsoġ7. There are a number of films in this year-end list which had their premieres in past film festivals, but I only caught their commercial runs in 2017, and these are noted accordingly.ġ8. Unlike in previous years, I was able to catch various indie film fests this 2017 I saw 2/5 entries of the Sinag Maynila in March 3/6 of the ToFarm in July 7/10 in the Cinemalaya in August 10/12 in the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino also in August 5/8 in the QCinema in October 7/9 in the CinemaOne Originals in November and 5/8 entries in the MMFF in December. ![]() Could Ishak be next on the list, or is he the man responsible? Tracking down his more ‘unsavoury’ allies, Serena is shocked to encounter a familiar face: that of her grieving ex-partner, former Malaysian ICD officer Megat Jamil (Bront Palarae).For the year 2017, I was able to watch 54 Filipino films (up from 28 in 2015). As Serena and Heri work together to catch the killer, their inquiries lead them to industrialist/kingpin Datuk Ishak Hassan (Wan Hanafi Su), whose prominent family and known associates all have some connection to the victims. Seeking answers, Heri finds a way to insert himself into the Malaysian investigation. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, for ICD Lieutenant Heriyanto Salim (Ario Bayu), the case turns personal when his brother is found murdered in similar circumstances. Called in to investigate, Singaporean International Crimes Division (ICD) officer Serena Teo (Rebecca Lim) takes charge of a case across the border where a family has been slaughtered aboard a luxury yacht in Johor. A series of brutal murders, each sharing a signature MO, takes place across Malaysia and Indonesia. ![]()
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