The Debut (2000)
- Directed by
- Gene Cajayon
- Genre
- teen film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Filipino American teenager struggles to balance his family's traditional expectations with his own dreams. He wants to pursue art but his father wants him to become a doctor. The story centers on his sister's 18th birthday celebration, where cultural tensions come to a head.
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What happens
The Debut is a 2000 coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Gene Cajayon in his directorial debut. Incorporated themes of Philippine culture, struggling with heritage identity and racism, the title of the film refers to the traditional coming-of-age ceremony accompanying a young woman's 18th birthday. A co-production of United States and Philippines, The Debut is the first film for an independent Hollywood film production (also known as Indiewood) to be written or directed by a Filipino-American and to take place or depicted within the Filipino-American community, and the first film to be produced with a Filipino film production GMA Films. The film grossed $1.745 million in limited theatrical release in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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