MGA KUWENTONG BARBERO will have its World Premiere at the Tokyo International Filmfest

Director Jun Robles Lana who directed the highly-acclaimed "Bwakaw" returns with a second movie, in a trilogy of films about small town Philippines (that started with Bwakaw) entitled “Mga Kuwentong Barbero (Barber’s Tales)”. And it will have its world premiere in the competition section of the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival which will run from October 17 to 25, 2013. The script is a 1997 Palanca Prize Winner and also won 4 top prizes last March at the 2013 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, including the Best Project. The film will also screen in competition at the 2013 Abu Dhabi International Film Festival which will be held from October 24 to November 2, 2013. The cast of Mga Kwentong Barbero: include Eugene Domingo, Iza Calzado, Eddie Garcia, Gladys Reyes, Jess Mendoza, Sue Prado, Nonie Buencamino, Shamaine Buencamino, Edgar Allan Guzman, Nicco Manalo, Daniel Fernando, and Nora Aunor. [hit the jump to read the synopsis and the trailer which I urge you to watch]


Synopsis
The Story of "Mga Kuwentong Barbero" is set in a remote province at the onset of Martial law in the early 1970s, the story revolves around the free-spirited and newly widowed Marilou who inherits their town’s only barbershop from her husband - a business that has been passed down by generations of men in her husband’s family. Having no other means to support herself, she musters the courage to run the barbershop, a traditionally male trade. However, despite the skills she gained from years of observation and being an assistant to her husband, as a female barber she fails to attract any customers. Nevertheless, things take an unexpected turn when Marilou gains the trust of other women in her community. Check out the trailer...