The new 4K restoration of Lino Brocka's 1980 film "Bona" starring Nora Aunor and Phillip Salvador is the closing film of this year's Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
This special screening will serve as the Philippine premiere of the restored film, after its recent debut at the Cannes International Film Festival under the Classics Section. The "Bona" restoration was led by Carlotta Films and Kani Releasing.
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The film follows Bona (Aunor), a young middle-class girl from the Philippines who drops out of high school to follow Gardo (Salvador), a minor actor in low-budget films. This decision angers her father, who kicks her out. Hoping for romance, Bona moves in with Gardo, but is treated like a maid, forced to endure his flings.
The 2024 edition of Cinemalaya, which will run this August 2 to 11, 2024 on selected Ayala Malls cinemas, will screen over two hundred films, including Sheron Dayoc's "Gospel of the Beast" as the festival's opening film.
Featured images courtesy of Carlotta Films.
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