Winner of the “Asian Future Best Film Award” and the official Filipino entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, “Birdshot” was a big success in the international festival circuit this year, not to mention a really good film.
The film revolves around two axes, which intermingle after a fashion. The first one involves Diego Mariano, the caretaker of the area around the sanctuary of the haribon (Philippine eagle), an almost extinct bird whose killing is considered a felony in the country, punishable by imprisonment and significant fines. Diego’s wife died in birth, and he has to take care of his 14-year-old daughter, Maya. Maya is somewhat secluded in the caretaker’s house and wishes to see the world beyond the area, but Diego wants to teach her survival lessons, in case anything happens to him. These “courses” include shooting lessons, which...
The film revolves around two axes, which intermingle after a fashion. The first one involves Diego Mariano, the caretaker of the area around the sanctuary of the haribon (Philippine eagle), an almost extinct bird whose killing is considered a felony in the country, punishable by imprisonment and significant fines. Diego’s wife died in birth, and he has to take care of his 14-year-old daughter, Maya. Maya is somewhat secluded in the caretaker’s house and wishes to see the world beyond the area, but Diego wants to teach her survival lessons, in case anything happens to him. These “courses” include shooting lessons, which...
- 10/9/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Winner of the “Asian Future Best Film Award” and the official Filipino entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, “Birdshot” was a big success in the international festival circuit this year, not to mention a really good film.
The film revolves around two axes, which intermingle after a fashion. The first one involves Diego Mariano, the caretaker of the area around the sanctuary of the haribon (Philippine eagle), an almost extinct bird whose killing is considered a felony in the country, punishable by imprisonment and significant fines. Diego’s wife died in birth, and he has to take care of his 14-year-old daughter, Maya. Maya is somewhat secluded in the caretaker’s house and wishes to see the world beyond the area, but Diego wants to teach her survival lessons, in case anything happens to him. These “courses” include shooting lessons, which actually have the...
The film revolves around two axes, which intermingle after a fashion. The first one involves Diego Mariano, the caretaker of the area around the sanctuary of the haribon (Philippine eagle), an almost extinct bird whose killing is considered a felony in the country, punishable by imprisonment and significant fines. Diego’s wife died in birth, and he has to take care of his 14-year-old daughter, Maya. Maya is somewhat secluded in the caretaker’s house and wishes to see the world beyond the area, but Diego wants to teach her survival lessons, in case anything happens to him. These “courses” include shooting lessons, which actually have the...
- 4/9/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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