Natural Phenomenon of Madness

A Grit Project, Brooklyn Park Pictures production. Produced, directed, written, edited by Charliebebs Gohetia.With: Jess Mendoza, Opaline Santos, Ces Aldaba, Regina Valenzuela, Patrick Esteban, Anthony Torres, Greggy Buquia, Xhian Khou. (Tagalog, British dialogue)An arrestingly shot monochrome study in regards to the aftereffects from the rape, "Natural Phenomenon of Madness" reps a amazing sophomore effort from Filipino multihyphenate Charliebebs Gohetia ("The Thanks Women"), who's edited numerous Brillante Mendoza's photos. The drama's wise formalist approach shows two protags' somewhat different sights of the occasions in a way that recalls Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Syndromes together with a hundred years,Inch which will increase the risk for pic an all-natural for additional fests. Occur contempo Manila among a bohemian set not frequently featured in Filipino cinema, the story involves a girl artist (Opaline Santos) together with a man (Jess Mendoza), never named. Apparently pals since childhood, the man rapes the woman inside the opening sequence next, the digital camera follows the femme around as she predicts your physician, confronts her rapist in most cases wanders across the city. Partner shows the man confessing with a priest and becoming slightly different conversations while using lady in designs formerly seen (apparently repping his version from the products happened on one occasions), generally reflecting her peregrinations. Pic features strong perfs and knockout widescreen lensing, nevertheless the pace is a touch draggy.Camera (B&W, widescreen, HD), Zigcarlo Dulay music, Monet Silvestre production designer, Marxie Maolen Fadul. Examined at London Film Festival (World Cinema), March. 20, 2011. (Also in Vancouver, Busan film festivals.) Running time: 134 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com