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Nuwebe (2013)

Nuwebe poster
Directed by
Joseph Laban
Genre
drama film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film about a father who abuses his own daughter leading to her pregnancy. It is based on a true story about one of the country's youngest mothers. The movie uses a documentary-like approach to tackle the difficult topic.

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What happens

Sa mala-pelikula-dokumentaryong pamamaraan, tinatalakay ng pelikulang Nuwebe ang maselang usapin ng pang-aabuso sa sariling anak at pagkakabuntis nito. Ang pelikula ay mula sa panulat at direksiyon ni Joseph Israel Laban. Ayon sa manunulat at direktor, inspirasyon sa pagkokonseptuwalisa ng kuwento ang isang aktuwal na pangyayari ng pagkakabuntis ng isa sa pinakabatang ina sa bansa na kanyang ginawan ng dokumentaryo para sa GMA7 [1] Naka-arkibo 2014-01-31 sa Wayback Machine.. Ginawa ang pelikula sa loob ng siyam na araw sa Isla ng Marinduque. Kabilang ang Nuwebe sa kategoryang New Breed ng ika-9 na CINEMALAYA Philippine Independent Film Festival 2013, na itinanghal nang mula 26 Hulyo hanggang 4 Agosto 2013. Ipinapalabas ang mga pelikulang bahagi ng festival sa Cultural Center of the Philippines, mga sinehan ng Greenbelt 3 sa Lungsod ng Makati, Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa at Trinoma sa Lungsod ng Quezon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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