12-year-old Maxi walks and sways his hips high on life laughing and joking with his playmates. Like any diva he has a wardrobe to die for - an assortment of sandals shorts and shirts in every colour imaginable. His mum has passed away and his dad and brothers who are devout Catholics have turned to stealing mobile phones to earn a better living. Maxi cooks cleans and sews for them and is their alibi when things go wrong. However it all becomes complicated when he meets and falls
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The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros is one of those all-too-rare films that handles prepubescent sexual anxiety with intelligence and unflinching honesty Twelve year old Maxi (Nathan Lopez) lives with his widower father and two older brothers in the slums of Manila His mother has passed away leaving the male contingent of his family to turn to petty crime to earn a better living Meanwhile Maxi takes on the role of surrogate mother by cooking cleaning and sewing for them Things become complicated when Maxi meets and falls for Victor a rookie cop who has an axe to grind with the local criminals As event start to spiral out of control Maxi has to make a choice either to stay loyal to the family he mothers or to Victor the object of his affection Shot in the backstreets of Sampaloc Manila this bittersweet tale of adolescence which has captured the hearts of audiences around the globe Actors Nathan Lopez JR Valentin Directors Auraeus Solito Format Dolby PAL Language English Subtitles English Region Region 2 Number of discs 1 Classification 15 Studio Peccadillo Pictures DVD Release Date 10 Sept 2007 Run Time 100 minutes
Set in Manila, this is the story of a gay boy from a criminal family who falls in love with a policeman.12-year-old Maxi walks and sways his hips, high on life, laughing and joking with his playmates. Like any DIVA he has a wardrobe to die for - an assortment of sandals, shorts and shirts in every colour imaginable. His mum has passed away and his dad and brothers, who are devout Catholics, have turned to stealing mobile phones to earn a better living. Maxi cooks, cleans and sews for them and is their alibi when things go wrong. However it all becomes complicated when he meets and falls for an unbribeable, by-the-book rookie cop, Victor - which spells disaster for the family operations. Shot in the slums of Sampaloc, Manila, this prize-winning film has captured audiences' imaginations and hearts around the globe.
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