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Refrains Happen Like Revolutions in a Song

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Sarah is a debt collector who lives among the inhabitants of the village of Guimbal on the island of Panay. She wants to find the young man who appeared to her in a dream and goes to the island of Negros. Here, as she interacts with the inhabitants, Sarah continues her search, gathering memories of life and war, dreams, myths, legends, songs and stories that she takes part in and at times revolve around her. She is the daughter of an ancient mermaid, a revolutionary, a primordial element, a virgin who was kidnapped and hidden away from the sunlight. “The film is a retelling of fragments of the American occupation. Dialogue, shot in the Hiligaynon language, is not translated but used as a tonal guide and a tool for narration. Using unscripted scenes shot where the main character was asked to merely interact with the villagers, I discard dialogue and draw meaning from peoples’ faces, voices, and actions, weaving an entirely different story through the use of subtitles and inter-titles.”

Directed byJohn Torres

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 0m
Language
TL
Released
July 12, 2010
Studios
Los Otros Films

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3 credited
Starring

Ciriaco Gibraltar

Tope Grabato

Che Villanueva

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Directed by
John Torres
John Torres
Written by
John Torres
John Torres
Produced by
John Torres
John Torres

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