Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros

Genre: Drama

Director: Aureaus Solito

Producer: Raymond Lee, Michiko Yamamoto
Production: ufo Pictures

Synopsis:
The purity of first love is pitted against the squalor and corruption found in the slums of Manila, the setting for Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros). Gay, pre-teen Maxi is slavishly and uncomplainingly devoted to his family of small-time criminals. He cleans house for them, cooks for them, washes their underwear, mends their tattered jeans, and, if push comes to shove, covers their tracks for them so they wouldn't get caught. His world revolves around them. That is, until he meets Victor, a principled, idealistic and handsome policeman. Maxi befriends Victor, who, in inspiring the boy to hope for a better life, earns the ire of Maxi's family.

ABOUT THE SCREENWRITER:
After attending the 1999 Film Development Foundation of the Philippines scriptwriting workshop, Michiko Yamamoto got to work for VIVA Productions, Inc. and then for Star Cinema. She started out as a junior creative researcher and then worked as contributing writer for the now-classic telenovela "Pangako sa Iyo". In 2003, her script, "Magnifico Madyikero", which won 1st place in 2001 FDFPI scriptwriting contest, was produced by Violett Films and directed by Maryo J. Delos Reyes. The film went to win several awards internationally. Michiko currently writes for ABS-CBN's "Mga Angel na Walang Langit" and the weekly show, "Kilig Ako".

Casts:
Nathan Lopez, JR Valentin, Soliman Cruz, Neil Ryan Sese, Ping Medina, Bodgie Pascua

Awards:

Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF) in Singapore

Best Picture

Entry to the 2006 Sundance Film Festival

2005 Cinemalaya (Philippine Independent Film Festival)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Lily Esquillon

SPECIAL CITATION: Nathan Lopez

GMA SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: Nathan Lopez

Info Source: Abs-Cbn News, CCP