Blanka

2015 | PHILIPPINES | 75 MINUTES | DRAMA

Winner of two awards at the Venice Film Festival, Kohki Hasei’s Blanka sheds a light on the plight of abandoned children in the Philippines. A poverty-stricken child searches for a “buyable” mother with the help of a blind musician. What she discovers is that money cannot buy love.

Directors: Kohki Hasei
Cast: Jomar Bisuyo, Raymond Camacho, Cydel Gabutero
Language: Tagalog with English Subtitles
Advisory: Violence
Awards: NETPAC Award, Human Values Award