Directed by Sheron Dayoc
Starring John Arcilla, Maria Isabel Lopez
Official Competition :
Pusan International Film Festival 2010,
Tokyo International Film Festival,
Bangkok International Film Festival,
Jakarta International Film Festival
Halaw, in malay-bahasa, means “driven-away.” The film tackles the relevant theme of exploitation and human trafficking from Mindanao to Malaysia.
The story follows through the journey of different people as they take an arduous journey into uncharted territories and illegally cross the borders of Bongao, Philippines to Sabah,Malaysia, in the hopes of substituting certain poverty to a more uncertain future that awaits them.
Sheron Dayoc’s Halaw won the Best Film award in the New Breed Full Length Feature category in the of the 6th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition. This was announced in the Cinemalaya awarding rites on July 18, 2010 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo.
Halaw was cited “for its timely depiction of the rigors and dangers that Filipinos go through in order to reach Sabah in search of greener pastures, its mastery of the elements of filmmaking and meaningful narrative, and its powerful herald that Mindanao cinema has come of age.”
Three other awards went to Halaw--- Best Direction for Sheron Dayoc, who also wrote and produced the film, Best Performance of an Actor (John Arcilla) and Best Editing (Lester Olager and Chuck Gutierrez).
courtesy of voyagestudios
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