Albino

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A local albino is searching for his identity. Believing that he is the son of an American, he tries to learn English through reading translations and definitions from a Tagalog-English dictionary.

Set in the 1950s, Anak Araw follows a Filipino albino who searches for his identity in an imaginary past. Believing himself to be of American descent, this "sun child" tries to teach himself English with a Tagalog-English dictionary as his guide. Meanwhile, a shark circles a lake, a mountain breathes fire, Nat King Cole sing a love song in Tagalog, and the dead come back to life. Integrating original celluloid footage with archival material, this mysterious, dreamlike fantasy explore the nature of Filipino identity within a postcolonial context.

"Anak Araw" is a tragic colonialism love story that springs from the search of a local albino for his identity in an imagined past of Taal lake. He believes that he is a son of an American, thus, he tries to learn English through reading translations and definitions from a Tagalog-English dictionary. He lives amidst a town facing an exodus due to precarious events such as appearances of sharks and unexplained explosions and deaths.

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Keywords
  • son
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Dec 1, 2012
Countries of origin Philippines
Language None
Production companies Cinema One Originals

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Runtime 1h 3m
Color Black and White
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