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In “Green Bones” (2024), a prison guard is willing to go to any lengths to stop a convict from leaving the prison. He thinks that’s how he can free himself from the emotional pain and burden of his past. Yet, over time, he learns the harsh truth about the prisoner and a system that benefits from keeping him behind bars. Written by Angeli Guidaya-Atienza and Ricky Lee, the screenplay navigates his moral dilemma as he starts to question the nature of their actions. This Zig Madamba Dulay film is about moral awakening under the structure of a deeply sentimental and fairly conventional prison break drama. Starring Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid in the lead roles, it is now streaming on Netflix.

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Green Bones (2024) ‘Netflix’ Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

“Green Bones” follows Xavier Gonzaga, who is determined to keep Domingo Zamora inside the prison. This 100-minute-long film from the...

This year’s Mmff was another success for Zig Dulay, who after 2023 and Firefly, also grabbed the Best Movie award this year, with “Green Bones“, a prison drama film starring Dennis Trillo, who also won the award for Best Actor. “Green Bones” actually went for a number of awards, additionally netting Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Child Performer. The event broke box office records too, with a 45% increase in opening weekend compared to previous edition.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Picture – ‘Green Bones’

2nd Best Picture: ‘The Kingdom‘

3rd Best Picture: ‘My Future You’

4th Best Picture: ‘Isang Himala‘

Best Director – Crisanto Aquino for ‘My Future You’ and Michael Tuviera for ‘The Kingdom’

Special Jury Prize – ‘Topakk‘ and ‘Isang Himala’

Best Actress – Judy Ann Santos, ‘Espantaho‘

Best Actor – Dennis Trillo, ‘Green Bones’

Best Supporting Actor – Ruru Madrid, ‘Green Bones’

Best Supporting Actress – Kakki Teodoro,...

Pepe Diokno’s second feature takes his filmmaking into a whole new other direction than his debut, “Clash”, in a much more mature and subtle approach towards a radically different topic. The film took three years to complete and was produced with the support of France’s Aide aux cinemas du monde, South Korea’s Asian Cinema Fund, Switzerland’s Visions Sud Est and the Arte Prize from the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.

15-year old Andy witnesses a tragic loss as his parents die in a flood in Manila, while he was away with his girlfriend. Being underage, he ends up with his estranged grandfather, in a smaller city in the Philippines. Andy is obviously traumatized by the events, and his slob, strict and with a rock-star physique grandfather does not do much to better his situation. The same applies to his rundown house, that seems to have little room for Andy,...