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Audio Format: DD 2.0
Video Format: Widescreen 1.78:1
Languages: Tagalog, English
Subtitles: English
Region Code: ALL
Year Made: 2007
Running Time: 100
Release Date: 10/01/2007
The purity of first love is pitted against the squalor and corruption in the slums of Manila, the setting for Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros).
Gay, pre- teen maxi is deeply and uncomplainingly devoted to his family of petty thieves. He cleans house for them, washes their underwear, mends their tattered jeans, and when necessary, covers their tracks. His world revolves around his father and his two brothers, who love and protect him in return.
For precocious gay 12-year-old Maximo, daily life on the slum streets of Manila is filled with girly clothes, beauty pageants and taking care of his father and brothers. He devotedly plays happy homemaker for this rough but loving band of petty thieves who run a small-time racketeering business. Domestic bliss is soon interrupted when a hunky new cop arrives in town, sparking a close friendship that quickly turns to puppy love. Tensions soar as this crush is seen as a threat to their delicate balance in this captivating coming-of-age tale that shimmers with raw and endearing insight.
Until Maxi meets Victor, an honest, principled and handsome policeman. The two become friends. Victor inspires Maxi to hope for a better life, which incurs the ire of Maxi's family.
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