The Nora-Aunor starrer Taklub won a special
award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France.
Directed by Brillante Mendoza, this film
about Yolanda survivors earned a special commendation from the 2015 Ecumenical
Jury at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.
The Filipino film is one of only three
movies honored by the Ecumenical Jury this year. It was the only entry
recognized from among the entries of the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes.
Taklub is cited “for the sensitive portrayal
of individuals and communities working for life in the midst of suffering and
death in the shadows of natural catastrophes in the Philippines.”
In Taklub, Nora is cast as a mother who lost
her children to super typhoon Yolanda that devastated and killed thousands in
November 2013. The film is set in Tacloban, one of the hardest-hit areas in
Eastern Visayas.
The film also stars Julio Diaz, Aaron
Rivera, Rome Mallari, Shine Santos, Lou Veloso, Soliman Cruz, and Ruby Ruiz,
among others.
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