A story inspired by actual events in a Filipino prison, the
struggles that inmates experience and their quest to feel human again. This
riveting feature film about redemption follows Frank Parish (Patrick Bergin), a
retired US fireman and philanthropist who finds himself wrongly accused of
murder and jailed in the Philippines. Stuck in prison, Frank was beginning to
lose faith in everything he believed in until he becomes friends with Mando
(Dingdong Dantes), a convicted murderer who denies his passion for dancing just
to prove his masculinity and Allona (Joey Paras), a transsexual who tries to
contribute to prison reforms by teaching his fellow inmates dance exercises.
They get involved in a tricky struggle between the positive changes initiated
by the new warden (Ricky Davao) and the corrupt system that weighs down the
inmates' chance to become better individuals. Frank finds himself caught in an
intricate web of lies and must choose between concealing what he knows to keep
himself out of danger or to help his fellow inmates by revealing the truth.
Will he remain on the sidelines as an observer, or will he dance the dance of
the steel bars?
The screenplay is not that good enough for me to hook on the
movie. The material is good but it lacks
brilliance on screenplay on how to deliver the life of the main characters in
the in the film. It lacks build up for them to reach the goal to shows the life
of the dancing inmate and how they able to achieve and motivate theirself to
become a performer inside the jail. The good point of the film is the actors
who delivers well in the movie like Gabe Mercado and Mon Confiado. I also like
the laast part of the film which is the dance presentation of the inmates of Cebu
Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center and that scene alone is worthy
of watching this fim.
My Verdict: 2.5/5
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