Mangatyanan (the trail of blood)
Laya (May Ramos) is a young photographer who is estranged from his family. His father is sick, but came to play in the hospital. His mother, who abandoned the family when the child is called Laya Laya return to compensate for his father, Laya, but the pain is deeper than the fear of his mother. Laya document sent to the provinces of the indigenous tribes are disappearing ritual, and by accident face to face with his own demons while maintaining the relationship with the last member of this culture of death.
Mangatyanan is a great film because of its details. Local films are often painted in broad strokes, time constraints and budget cited as reasons for most of the screenplays of laissez-faire, and poor technical details. That's fine if the script is not as strong as possible, as long as most of these. No matter if the sound is not great, since you can copy later. We do not need the perfect scenario, we just need to get something. Mangatyanan is the antithesis of that way of thinking, the film shot on a budget and time Cinemalaya festival, however, produce a great artistic and technical quality of the films easier for millions of people. The classic scenario in the symmetry of the official festivities, no detail is left open, no development without omen. The story delves into the field of allegory, describing the trauma of a single character, the ability to paint a situation no one is easier when everyone is human.
I do not question the final scene, which is a necessity in an emotional way, but it feels like an interruption in the flow of the film and form. But otherwise, it's really solid things, and with the support of some really solid movies. I urge people to see this movie to take a moment to see and hear one. What we are seeing and hearing should be the standard we have for our products. Attention to detail is impressive, all sound, score, cinematography and impeccable production design is carried out, the effort and thought put into all aspects clearly comes through. Note that the film was cut from its projection in the CCP, with ten minutes removed, and the new cut is so powerful global problems of the hit film cleaner.
Cast is no exception either. That Ramos is a phenomenal young talent, and makes the emotional barriers to Laya is clear as day. You think that by this character, and now there are no performance loss. Publio Briones, who many will remember his incredible performance in the confessional, is still very magnetic, even if the power is slightly lower in general. Neil Ryan Sese and Irma Adlawan around the continuous curves, while Myles Kanape kind of exaggerates his comic repertoire.
