OF THE eight entries to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, mukhang ang Robin Padilla starrer na 10,000 Hours carries a statement lalo’t loosely based ito sa buhay-pulitika ni Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.
Tulad ng mambabatas, the fictional character in the film named Senator Gabriel Molino Alcaraz is also a fugitive. Matatandaang ilang panahon ding nawala in sight si Ping who swore he was guiltless of the charges levelled against him. Tulad ng papel ni Robin, naninindigan din ito na wala siyang atraso sa batas.
From the looks of it, palaban ang pelikulang ito. And Robin wouldn’t care less kung may mga matataas na opisyal sa gobyerno ang mag-react, “Fiction ito. Kapag mag-react sila, ibig sabihin, guilty sila!”
With its filming that began even before the pork barrel scam was exposed, ani Robin, sa 10,000 Hours daw nakasalalay ang direksiyon nating mga Pinoy. Dahil si Bb. Joyce Bernal ang nagdirek ng pelikula, abut-abot ang panawagan nito na unahin muna raw ng publiko na panoorin ang pelikula sa mismong araw ng Pasko, “Para po sa December 26, eh, showing pa rin kami.”
As far as Direk Joyce is concerned, she wants budding producers Boy2 Quizon and Neil Arce of N2 Productions to laugh their way to the bank, samantalang ang habol naman daw ng mga ito ay humakot ng awards sa Gabi ng Parangal na gaganapin sa December 27.
Pepperoni
by Ronnie Carrasco III
