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Lingua Franca

24th(2019) A Window on Asian Cinema

Family · Aging · LGBT · Love/Romance · Coming of Age · Women  

  • CountryUnited States,Philippines
  • Production Year2019
  • Running Time95min
  • Format DCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
The third feature film by Isabel SANDOVAL continues to deliver social messages provocatively. The audience can observe her growth as a director and lead actress. A Filipino immigrant woman is working as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish old lady. Although she has to keep supporting her family in the Philippines, her existence in the US is being threatened by ever strengthening immigration control. She has tried to get a fake wedding spending thousands of dollars, but it doesn’t seem very promising soon.
One day, the old lady’s prodigal grandson returns home. Thanks to his dark past, even his family doesn’t give him full trust, yet provides a job opportunity. In spite of different races, background and mother tongue, both sexually active woman and man eventually fall in each other. The man wants to know everything about the woman, and the woman wants to pioneer her own life. Their relationship must answer the questions thrown by the great barrier of the truth and reality. (PARK Sungho)
Director
Director
Isabel SANDOVAL
Isabel is a New York-based filmmaker. She has produced, written and directed SEÑORITA (2011), APPARITION (2012). Isabel visited at BIFF for APPARITION in 2012, then <Lingua Franca> (2019) is her third film.
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Credit
  • Director Isabel SANDOVAL 이사벨 산도발
  • Producer Jhett TOLENTINO, Carlo VELAYO, Darlene MALIMAS
  • Cast Isabel SANDOVAL, Eamon FARREN, Ivory AQUINO
  • Screenplay Isabel SANDOVAL
  • Cinematography Isaac BANKS
  • Production Design Clint RAMOS
  • Editor Isabel SANDOVAL
  • Production Company 7107 Entertainment

  • World Sales Luxbox

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