Baka Bukas (2016)

Directed by

Samantha Lee

Genre

drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

3.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lesbian woman named Alex starts to develop romantic feelings for her best friend Jess. The film follows her struggle to navigate these new emotions while trying to keep their friendship intact.

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What happens

Baka Bukas (transl. Maybe Tomorrow) is a 2016 Philippine romantic drama independent film written, co-produced, and directed by Samantha Lee in her feature film directorial debut. Starring Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Louise delos Reyes, the film tells the story of Alex (Curtis-Smith), a lesbian who starts falling for her best friend Jess (delos Reyes). The film first premiered at the 2016 Cinema One Originals film festival, where it won the Audience Choice Award, Best Sound, and Best Actress award for Curtis-Smith. In 2017, Star Cinema acquired the film's distribution rights, along with that of another LGBT-themed film 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten; it had a wide release on March 1 that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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