Mindanao (2019)

The latest picture from Brillante Mendoza juggles the story of a mother caring for a child dying of aggressive brain cancer with that of the child’s father, a soldier in active civil combat fighting against rebel forces. The two strands are linked by an animated rendering of the child’s favorite story; the myth of the brothers Rajah and Sulayman, who fight against the dragons Ginto(Gold) and Pula(Red). Its a film which appears to be using both the dying kids and the dragon myth to emphasize a point about the malignancy of conflict within Filipino society. But the approach is a blunt weapon wielded blindly, which fails to connect with its target. (Source: ScreenDaily) Edit Translation

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