Respeto

This movie is charged with music, rap and poetry expressing the era of violence in the Philippines today.

  • Entertainment

Description:

Hendrix (Abra) is a 17-year-old orphan who works as a drug courier. Tired of the abuses and hardships he endures in the slums of Pandacan, Manila, the aspiring young rapper wishes to break free from poverty by competing in local fliptop battles and engaging in petty crimes. A bookstore robbery gone awry leads to an unlikely friendship with the store owner Doc (Dido dela Paz), a friendship they hold on to despite their bleak circumstances.

Credits:

Director:Treb Monteras II
Writer:Njel De Mesa
Producer:Monster Jimenez
Executive Producers:Jet Cornejo, Mae Cornejo, Treb Monteras II, and Thenielle Monteras
  • Human Rights Award for Film – Literary GEMS 2017
  • Freedom Flame Award – Friedrich Naumann Stiftung Foundation 2017
  • Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2017: Best Film, Audience Award, Editing, Cinematography, NETPAC and Sound
  • Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2018: Audience Choice, Best Director, Best Film