like he did to Waldo. When Joaquin is finally reunited with Waldo, he discovers that Rufo is about to sell them like fish to an international sex trafficking ring, along with his personal harem of male and female captives. With Beng's help, the two lovers plot their escape.

About the Director

Joel Lamangan is the maker of Soft Hearts and Heavenly Touch

36:T61b,This is a very dark movie with no happy ending. It is about two youths, Joaquin (Polo Ravales) who is 24 and has tutored Waldo (Joseph Bitangol) who is 19. They fall in love. Joaquin's wife returns and wants a baby. Joaquin feels obligated but his heart isn't in it. Waldo leaves for Manila and Joaquin follows to find him. This is where the darkness begins to fall. Neither understands the workings of the underbelly of either the gay world or the sex slave trade. There are two baddies. Mr. So (Wilson Go) runs a teen-age slave trade in both boys and girls. The youths are promised jobs overseas and once taken are shipped out and sold "like fish" to the highest bidders. The other baddie is Rufo (Emilo Garcia) who is a cop, as procurer for Mr. So and a sadistic son-of-a-bitch who loves to beat up on his wife on any pretext. He also loves to beat up on the young boys he procures and holds prisoners as he does with the girls until they're shipped off. I must tell you that there are two rapes scenes. One with Waldo and one with Joaguin. They are well done if a rape scene can ever be seen as well done. I would add that when a gun is pointed at your head or shoved in your mouth, it is rape. As I have said there is no good ending and one is left with questions. I would recommend this film because it doesn't sugar-coat life and discusses some things that aren't usually shown. The story line is good as are the actors who are believable as well as good looking. The photography and editing are also good and smooth. I give it 5 stars37:Ta40,