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2 COOL 2 BE 4GOTTEN dir. Petersen Vargas
Year: 2016 Duration: 95 min Country: Philippines Language: Filipino Available subtitles: English, German (Deutsch), French (Français), Japanese (日本語), Swedish (Svenska). WATCH: Vimeo (Worldwide) / Amazon US / Amazon UK / Amazon Germany / Amazon Japan |
Felix Salonga is a friendless teenager from a poor background, bent on topping his class to elevate his status. Meanwhile the handsome yet mysterious Magnus and Maxim Snyder, half-American brothers, want nothing but to escape life from the Philippines and live in the USA. As Felix develops a relationship with the brothers, he unearths desires within him that lead to dangerous consequences.
The fresh, daring and playful '2 Cool 2 Be 4 Gotten' is the promising directorial debut of Filipino director Petersen Vargas, an exciting new voice in Pinoy cinema.
The fresh, daring and playful '2 Cool 2 Be 4 Gotten' is the promising directorial debut of Filipino director Petersen Vargas, an exciting new voice in Pinoy cinema.
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WRITTEN BY: Jason Paul Laxamana, Petersen Vargas
CAST: Khalil Ramos, Ethan Salvador, Jameson Blake
PRODUCED BY: Noga Tamuz
CAST: Khalil Ramos, Ethan Salvador, Jameson Blake
PRODUCED BY: Noga Tamuz
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
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Petersen Vargas was born in 1992 and raised in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. A Filipino filmmaker based in Manila, his films tackle Filipino youth through a queer and regional lens. '2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten' is his debut feature film, and was awarded Best First Feature at the annual Young Critics’ Circle Awards, and the Audience Award at the Torino LGBTQI Film Festival. He is currently developing his second feature project Some Nights I Feel Like Walking which has been selected for the 2020 editions of the Cannes L’Atelier and Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum. He lives in Quezon City with his cat, Wong Kat Wai.
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