Raymund Ribay Gutierrez\u2019s staggering debut puts the soul of the Philippine justice system on
\ntrial. Desperate mother Joy is stuck in a cycle of violence inflicted by her petty-criminal husband,
\nDante. One night, when the abuse extends to her 6-year-old daughter, Joy flees to the police \u2013
\nonly to encounter the tortuous indifference of a broken legal system.<\/p>\n
Receiving a Special Mention in the Orizzonti section of the Venice International Film Festival,
\nthe story is born of the director\u2019s encounter with domestic abuse in his community. Through a
\nraw verit\u00e9 style and action-to-action editing, Gutierrez confronts the audience in close range to
\nthe unhinged assault on mother and child subjected to clenched fists and an apathetic legal
\nbureaucracy that disenfranchises its victims.<\/p>\n
The film shows the never ending in the ghettos of an anesthetized society, the film asks: What
\nhappens when justice does not work for those who need it most?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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