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'''Bambanti''' (international title '''Scarecrow''') is a 2015 Filipino [[independent film]]<ref name="pep">{{cite news |lang=fil |author=Jojo Gabinete |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/cabinet-files/176577/zig-dulay-alessandra-de-rossi-a734-20231018 |title=Alessandra de Rossi, top choice ni Direk Zig Dulay sa kanyang mga pelikula |work=Pep.ph |date=18 October 2023 |access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref> directed by [[Zig Dulay]] starring [[Alessandra de Rossi]], [[Shamaine Buencamino]], [[Micko Laurente]] and [[Julio Diaz (actor)|Julio Diaz]]. The |
'''Bambanti''' (international title '''Scarecrow''') is a 2015 Filipino [[independent film]]<ref name="pep">{{cite news |lang=fil |author=Jojo Gabinete |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/cabinet-files/176577/zig-dulay-alessandra-de-rossi-a734-20231018 |title=Alessandra de Rossi, top choice ni Direk Zig Dulay sa kanyang mga pelikula |work=Pep.ph |date=18 October 2023 |access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref> directed by [[Zig Dulay]] starring [[Alessandra de Rossi]], [[Shamaine Buencamino]], [[Micko Laurente]] and [[Julio Diaz (actor)|Julio Diaz]]. The film is named after ''bambanti'', which means scarecrow in the Ilocano language.<ref name="Belgium"/> |
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Bambanti | |
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Directed by | Zig Dulay |
Screenplay by | Zig Dulay |
Story by | Zig Dulay |
Produced by | Brillante Mendoza, Wilson Tieng, Jed Medrano, Lucky Jay De Guzman |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Sol Garcia |
Edited by | Zig Dulay, Cyril Bautista |
Music by | Gian Cianan |
Distributed by | Solar Entertainment, Centerstage Productions, Sinag Maynila |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
Languages | Filipino, Ilocano |
Bambanti (international title Scarecrow) is a 2015 Filipino independent film[1] directed by Zig Dulay starring Alessandra de Rossi, Shamaine Buencamino, Micko Laurente and Julio Diaz. The film is named after bambanti, which means scarecrow in the Ilocano language.[2]
Plot
Belyn is a young widow who lives in extreme poverty with her mother Maryang and three children, Popoy, May-May and Yan-Yan. Belyn tends their rural farmstead alone after her husband Dante, a peasant activist, was assassinated by unknown gunmen. She also takes weekly jobs as a servant for Martha, the wife of her husband's brother Daniel, in the town, taking Popoy along with her.
One day, Martha arranges to have Popoy fetched to her home from school, and asks him whether he had seen an expensive gold watch that went missing after his and Belyn's last cleaning job. Popoy denies seeing the watch and is stressed out when Martha insinuates that he took it. When Belyn comes to do her weekly tasks, Martha's daughter Cristy taunts Belyn with insinuations about them stealing the watch, leading to an argument. Popoy further breaks down when authorities become involved in the investigation while Belyn beats him up in order to tell the truth, but Popoy continues to deny stealing the watch. A visit to a psychic, who confirms that a man and a woman stole the watch, and by Cristy's grandmother Cita, who gave the watch to Cristy as a heirloom, also yields inconclusive results as Belyn and Martha's cordial relations deteriorate and Popoy and Belyn continue to deny the accusations.
News of the theft spreads, and Belyn and Popoy are shunned by the community as Cristy falsely accuses them of selling the watch. In anger, Belyn smashes Martha's windows with a rock, while Popoy also gets into a fight at school after his classmates taunt May-May over the theft, leading to Belyn being summoned by the principal, who tells her to resolve the problem with the watch. As part of a school project, Popoy writes an emotional letter to Belyn, which is read out in class, leading to Belyn suffering an emotional breakdown. She subsequently confesses to the theft despite not doing it, but avoids punishment per a prior agreement with Martha, and finds peace with herself and her family.
As Belyn's family go on with their lives, Cristy confesses to her parents that her boyfriend Jhung-Jhong, a notorious criminal, stole the watch, but framed Popoy instead, fearing that Jhung-Jhong would leave her. A furious Daniel berates her for ruining Belyn's family, but Martha insists they keep quiet. At a festival, Belyn and Martha's families encounter each other in silence. As a street-dance performance occurs, Belyn and her family cheer Popoy, who acts as a scarecrow in the performance, while Martha's family, burdened by their decision to hide the truth, looks on.
Cast
- Alessandra de Rossi as Belyn
- Shamaine Buencamino as Martha
- Micko Laurente as Popoy
- Delphine Buencamino as Cristy
- Julio Diaz as Daniel
- Abegail Edillo as May-May
- Erlinda Villalobos as Lola Maryang
- Kiki Baento as Mrs. Liwayway
- Celio Aquino as Jhung-Jhong
- Jillian Pearl Paraggua as Yan-Yan
- Ligaya Rivera as School Principal
- Santiago Norberte as Psychic
Production
The film was shot in Luna, Isabela, with Shamaine and Delphine Buencamino reprising their real-life relationship as mother and daughter in the film.[3] The film was also Alessandra de Rossi's first collaboration with Zig Dulay, who eventually cast her in several subsequent films such as Firefly.[1] De Rossi also took a crash course in Ilocano as part of the film's dialogue, having described it as sounding like a "foreign language".[4]
Reception
Oggs Cruz, writing for Rappler, praised the film, comparing its story to a morality play and describing Zig Dulay's message as "criticizing how Filipinos hide their faults beneath colorful masks, costumes, smiles, and courteous gestures", only "to point fingers, offer that sacrificial lamb, all for the sake of overrated reputation" at times of reckoning.[5] Ren Aguila, writing for GMA Network also praised the film and its suspense factor, but criticized aspects of its ending, saying that it could have left more suspense.[3]
Accolades
- 2015 - Sinag Maynila Film Festival (Best actress to Alessandra De Rossi)[6]
- 2015 - International Children's Film Festival India (Best Actor to Micko Laurente)[2]
- 2015 - Brussels International Film Festival (Best film)[2]
- 2015 - Ajyal Youth Film Festival (Hilal Best Feature Film)[7]
- 2016 - PMPC Star Awards for Movies[8]
- Indie Movie of the Year
- Indie Movie Director of the Year (Zig Dulay)
- Movie Child Performer of the Year (Micko Laurente)
- Indie Production Designer of the Year (Aped Santos)
- Indie Movie Original Theme Song of the Year (Tulog Na; lyrics by Zig Dulay, composed by Gian Gianan, interpreted by Alessandra de Rossi)
References
- ^ a b Jojo Gabinete (18 October 2023). "Alessandra de Rossi, top choice ni Direk Zig Dulay sa kanyang mga pelikula". Pep.ph (in Filipino). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Celso de Guzman Caparas (24 November 2015). "Bambanti wins awards in Belgium, India". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b Ren Aguila (22 March 2015). "Movie review: The not-so-magical realism of 'Bambanti'". GMA News. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Bayani San Diego Jr. (19 March 2015). "Actors shine in Sinag Maynila". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Oggs Cruz (22 March 2015). "Movie reviews: All 5 Sinag Maynila films". Rappler. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "WINNERS: 2015 Sinag Maynila Film Fest". Coconuts. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Bayani San Diego Jr. (11 December 2015). "FULL LIST: Winners, PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2016". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "FULL LIST: Winners, PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2016". Rappler. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2024.