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Release Date:
July 11, 2008
Original Title:
Boses
Genres:
Drama | Family
Production Companies:
Casa San Miguel
Cinemalaya Foundation
Film Development Council of the Philippines
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Production Countries:
Philippines
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 100
Boses (Voices) is the story of a musician named Ariel who offers violin lessons to a child of the slums. Through the violin, the abused child Onyok is able to get back his voice from a mute, desensitized existence. A violin teacher and his student, a mute 7-year old abused child in a shelter, develop a friendship stemming from their love of music. Ariel discovers the immense talent of Onyok hiding behind a veneer of silence and pain caused by an unhappy and cruel father. In the developing relationship of teacher and student, both characters reveal more of themselves that otherwise may have remained unspoken. They discover each other's strengths and failures through the violin lessons.
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Art Direction:
Ching Danseco
Associate Producer:
Tonee Acejo
Cinematography:
Nap Jamir
Co-Director:
Milo Alto-Paz
Director:
Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil
Editor:
Orlean Joseph Tan
Executive Producer:
Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil
Music:
Jourdann Petalver
Coke Bolipata
Production Design:
Bianca Gonzales Dadivas
Screenplay:
Froi Medina
Rody Vera
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