Mired in controversy before being publicly pulled from the Philippine Independent Film Festival, defiant director Emerson Reyes’ Mnl 143 found itself penalised by the country’s primary grant-giving body, the Cinemalaya, over alleged issues with casting. There is very little in the finished product to explain the problems the Piff might have had with the project, as it does little to push boundaries, upset the balance or greet any form of controversy whatsoever.
After five unsuccessful years spent searching the streets of Manila for the long-lost love of his life, we find FX taxi driver Ramil (Allen Paule) in the midst of tying up loose ends in anticipation of a planned move to Saudi Arabia in order to start anew. Setting off with a full cab from Buendia, he completes his usual circuit as his final few passengers enter and leave both his car and his life. On the way to Fairview,...
After five unsuccessful years spent searching the streets of Manila for the long-lost love of his life, we find FX taxi driver Ramil (Allen Paule) in the midst of tying up loose ends in anticipation of a planned move to Saudi Arabia in order to start anew. Setting off with a full cab from Buendia, he completes his usual circuit as his final few passengers enter and leave both his car and his life. On the way to Fairview,...
- 6/27/2012
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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