On Christmas Day, 15 year old David finds out that his boyfriend, Jonathan has taken another lover. The discovery leads him on the brink of depression making him think of ways to have him back at all cost. He has invited Jonathan to see him on this day for the last time.
Acting
Ilagan's dead-eyed desperation masks and reveals everything.
Direction
Altarejos traps you in claustrophobic spaces until you gasp for air.
Cinematography
Christmas lights burning against bleak provincial poverty.
Director
Joselito Altarejos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Altarejos pioneered independent queer Filipino cinema; this was controversial for depicting gay relationships as morally complex rather than tragic sacrifices.
The real-time Facebook chat overlays were improvised — Martin didn't know what messages would appear, making his reactions authentically unnerving.
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