USA,
2018, 110 min
Directed by:
H.P. MendozaScreenplay:
H.P. MendozaCinematography:
Juli LopezCast:
Jon Norman Schneider, Patrick Epino, L.A. Renigen, Brian Rivera, Corey Jackson, Esperanza CatubigPlots(1)
In this film by H.P. Mendoza, Declan and his family celebrate the holidays in true Filipino American style with over-excited titas, mango cake, and true family bonding: plotting the murder of “the black sheep of the family.” Bitter Melon is a tragicomedy that follows a family’s attempts to right their wrongs, resulting in the discovery of many unsavory truths. What starts as a dark, wacky revenge comedy turns into an exercise in empathy and an exploration of the cycle of violence. (CAAMFest)
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