Bunso
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Bunso: The Youngest | |
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Directed by | |
Produced by | Ditsi Carolino |
Cinematography | Sadhana Buxani Ditsi Carolino |
Edited by | Emile Guertin |
Music by | Gary Granada |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
Languages | Filipino English |
Bunso (The Youngest) is a documentary by Filipino filmmakers Ditsi Carolino and Nana Buxani.[1][2]
Plot[]
Three boys, Tony, 13, Diosel, and Bunso, 11, are struggling to survive in a crowded Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Cebu, alongside adult rapists and murderers. The two street-smart boys paint a picture of the world of children caught between extreme poverty and the law.
Release[]
Bunso was shown in December 2004 on a limited screening. In November 2004, it had its offshore world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in the Netherlands where it was shown as part of the non-competition Reflecting Images section.
Awards[]
Ditsi Carolino received the Best Director award for the documentary film Bunso (The Youngest) at the OneWorld 2005 documentary films festival held in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Best Director—One World Film Festival, Prague
- Grand Prix—EBS International Documentary Festival, Seoul
- Youth Jury Prize—, Nuremberg
- Best Short Film, Gawad Urian
References[]
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie. "Bunso: The Youngest". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ review from Toronto Screen Shots
External links[]
- 2005 films
- Documentary films about child abuse
- Documentary films about the penal system
- Philippine films
- Philippine documentary films
- 2005 documentary films
- Tagalog-language films
- English-language films
- Filipino-language films
- Penal system in the Philippines
- Biographical documentary film stubs
- Philippine film stubs