NIÑO

Loy Arcenas
103 mins | Drama | 2011

The once illustrious Lopez-Aranda family has faded. Celia, once the darlings of Philippine opera, and her brother Gaspar, a distinguished ex-congressman, lack the shrewdness to maintain their once elegant status. The younger generation of the Lopez-Aranda family, children of Celia and Gaspar, clash in a confrontation that reveals their weaknesses and their hopeless ideals. Seen from the perspective of Anthony, the young grandson of Celia, the film is a social commentary on the slow decay of the family and the revelations that shatter the ties that once bound them together.

CAST

Fides Cuyugan Asensio, Shamaine Buencamino, Tony Mabesa, Raquel Villavicencio, Art Acuna, Diana Malahay, Joaquin Valdes and introducing Jhizhelei Deocareza

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director Loy Arcenas, Screenwriter Rody Vera, Storywriters  Rody Vera, Loy Arcenas, Producer Daniel Arcenas, Philippe O. Chambon, Line Producer Krisma Fajardo, Director of Photography Lee Briones, Jay Abello, Music Scorer Jerrold Tarog, Editor Danny Añonuevo, Sound Designer Mike Idioma, Assistant Director Issa Lopez, 2nd Assistant Director Ed Lacson Jr., Production Designer Laida Lim, Production Managers Philip Buena, Ron Capili

*Cinemalaya Award-Best Production Design (Laida Lim), Best Performance by a Supporting Actor (Art Acuña), Best Performance by a Supporting Actress (Shamaine Buencamino), Special Jury Prize