Director
Erik Matti
Leading Actors/Actresses
John Lloyd Cruz, Meryll Sariano
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Danilo Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III
Genre
Drama
Language
Filipino, English
Awards
Metro Manila Film Festival, Best Director award, Best Supporting Actor ( Tirso Cruz III) Best Child Actor (Krystal Brimner)
Date of Release
September 12, 2015
Producer
Ronald Stephen Monteverde, John Lloyd Cruz
Setting and Context
Manila, shortly after Edgar and Kaye have started a Ponzi scheme to alleviate their financial struggles
Narrator and Point of View
The point of view is that of Edgar and Kaye who find themselves in a very precarious living situation thanks to their involvement in a crooked Ponzi scheme.
Tone and Mood
Dramatic, tense, unsettling
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are Edgar and Kaye,, their friends from church are their antagonists.
Major Conflict
There is conflict between the church and its parishioners because as much as they ask for help after being conned by Edgar and Kaye, the church looks the other way and does not help them.
Climax
Edgar's father is kidnapped and his home ransacked.
Foreshadowing
The financial struggles that Edgar and Kaye have always experienced foreshadows their idea of creating a Ponzi scheme.
Understatement
Edgar understates the damage he has done to his friends and acquaintances by conning them and sees only the benefits the scheme has brought to his own family.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film alludes to the Filipino sentiment about the church and its reluctance to help in the community, and also its preoccupation with church funds.
Paradox
Edgar has no remorse about his actions until he is threatened and then appears to have an epiphany.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the church authorities' refusal to help its parishioners and the growing anger towards Edgar that ultimately turns violent.
