BWAKAW (Cinemalaya 2012 Official Entry)

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Family comes in all shapes and sizes.

"BWAKAW" is the film that enthrall with its emotional truth, high humor and sage assessment of the human condition. Employing frequent outrageous humor, director Jun Robles Lana elegantly captures the quality of everyday life in this backwater while crafting a superior character study of a man who has allowed most of life to pass him by until an emotional jolt emboldens him to go where he's never dared venture before.

A drama-comedy about growing old  and everyone's fear of growing old alone is among the entries in this year's Cinemalaya Film Festival. 

This is a story of Rene (Eddie Garcia) who thinks it is now too late for love, even companionship, and that all there is to look forward to is death. The movie shows evolves the characters driven into circumstances because of his love for Bwakaw, who stays with him and follows him wherever he goes. "Bwakaw" is Filipino slang for greed. 

I was privileged to have watched the Red Carpet Premiere of  2012 Cinemalaya's Best Actor (Eddie Garcia), Audience Choice Award and NETPAC Award, Bwakaw by APT Entertainment. Written and directed by Palanca Literary  Awards Hall of Famer Jun Lana and starring Eddie Garcia as Rene, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Gardo Versoza, Soxie Topacio, Alan Paule, Luz Valdez, Rez Cortez, Beverly Salviejo, Jonathan Neri, May-I Fabros, Soliman Cruz, Roni Bertubin, and Joey Paras. And introducing Princess as Bwakaw . 

Thanks to Flow Galindez  for this memorable movie. Bwakaw is one film I will never forget . While watching this drama-comedy movie,  I remember my dog named "Chance" who always stayed with me everywhere I go around our house. He was my bestfriend and protector. Sadly he got sick and died due to a heat stroke 14 years ago.

“Bwakaw,” Jun Lana’s Cinemalaya entry to its Director’s Showcase category.

BWAKAW theater listing starting tomorrow, September 5:

METRO MANILA:

SM MANILA 

SM STA MESA 

SM FAIRVIEW 

SM NORTH EDSA 

TRINOMA 

GATEWAY 

ROBINSON'S GALLERIA 

SM MEGAMALL 

FESTIVAL MALL

METROPOLIS

GLORIETTA 

POWERPLANT 

SM BACOOR 

SM MALL OF ASIA 

STA LUCIA 

ROBINSON'S Ermita 

ROBINSON'S Metroeast 

SM Marikina 

PROVINCIAL:

SM DASMARINAS 

SM BALIWAG 

SM MARILAO 

SM LIPA 

SM ROSARIO 

WALTERMART

WALTERMART

MEGA

NE PACIFIC

SM TARLAC 

METRO TOWN

WALTERMART

LIANAS

CSI LUCAO

WALTERMART

BQ 

GAISANO

GAISANO

EMALL

CINEFLEX

CSI LA UNION

GAISANO 

KCC GENSAN 

SM GENSAN 

MINDPRO

ROBINSON'S Dasmarinas

ROBINSON'S Imus

ROBINSON'S Pampanga