Children Metal Divers

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Movie: Children Metal Divers / Bakal Boys
Director: Ralston Jover
Writer: Henry Burgos, Ralston Jover
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Release Date: 2009
Runtime: 125 min.
Language: Filipino
Country: Philippines

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Gina Pareño leads the cast of Bakal Boys (Children Metal Divers) as a Muslim woman in search of her missing 10-year-old grandson. The cast also includes Simon Ibarra, Jess Everdone, Cherry Malvar and Joe Gruta.

First — time actors will star in an indie film documenting the lives of Tondo boys scavenging iron and metal scraps in Baseco compound. This will be focus of the upcoming film Bakal Boys (International title: Children Metal Divers) produced by Apogee Productions. -- bakalboysmovie.com

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Film Festivals

2009 (28th) Vancouver International Film Festival - October 1st-16th - Dragons and Tigers (International Premiere)
2009 (14th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 8th-16th - A Window on Asian Cinema
2010 (7th) Skip City International D-Cinema Festival - July 23 -August 1 - Feature Length Competition

Awards

"Best Screenplay:" 2010 (7th) Skip City International D-Cinema Festival - July 23 -August 1 - Feature Length Competition

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Ralston G. Jover Feb 06 2010 6:57 am KIndly include the other film festivals where Bakal Boys was also presented and won awards:

Cinemalaya NETPAC Film Festival, 2009, Manila - NETPAC Prize for Best Film Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival, 2009, Greece- Special Mention for Screnplay & Choice of Subject. Torino Int'l Film Festival, 2009, Italy - Cipputi Award for Best Film about the "World of Work". Vancouver Int'l Film Festival, 209, Canada- Special Mention for Best Film

Cinemanila INt'l Film Festival, Manila, 2009 - Official Selection Stockholm Int'l Film Festival, Sweden, 2009 - Asian ImagesSection Estonia Black NIght Film Festival, Estonia, 2009 - Exhibition London Pan-Pacific Film Festival, England, 2009- Offcial Selection Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival, U.S., 2010 - Exhibition

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