Impact Days Catalogue
By Raymund Ribay Gutierrez

Verdict

Verdict

Joy, Dante, and their daughter Angel live in Manila. One night, Dante comes home drunk, as usual, and hits his wife, as usual. But this is one time too many: Joy leaves, slamming the door before deciding to press charges. A protracted confrontation with the justice system ensues, mingled with prohibitively-expensive lawyers, incitement to withdraw the complaint, and a never-ending procedure. Raymund Ribay Gutierrez has conceived a film of great intensity, shot with a handheld camera, which tells the story of the legal web in which so many survivors of violence find themselves entangled. But Joy’s determination is strong… 

Section : Competition - Fiction
Country : Philippines, France
Original languages : Tagalog, English
Subtitles : French, English
Director
Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
Producers
Centerstage Productions
Films Boutique
Writer
Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
Casting
Max Eigenmann
Kristoffer King
Jorden Suan
Rene Durian
Photography
Joshua A. Reyles
Editing
Diego Marx Dobles
Sound
Brian Dumaguina
Distribution
Bord Cadre films
Duration
126’