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Adela

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An old woman reminisces about her long existence in a garbage dump.

Critics Reviews

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Stephen Holden New York Times The widely acclaimed Filipino actress Anita Linda gives a quietly transfixing performance as the title character of Adela. Rated: 4/5 Oct 14, 2009 Full Review Keith Uhlich Time Out Alix knows how to frame a shot to emphasize his character's ever-shifting emotional states, but there's something missing, an elemental sense of space that would better complement the heroine's figure-in-a-landscape distress. Rated: 3/5 Oct 14, 2009 Full Review Andrew Schenker Village Voice [An] art-perfect snapshot of a community-in-flux. Oct 14, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member More than half of the movie Linda was walking all over the south of Manila. The story unfolds slowly but as you know the character, her life becomes more heartbreaking. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Nobody arrived Birthday noodles gone to waste Solitude, sadness. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The film is really great in a sense that it will transpire to reality and make you feel the world at a glimpse of a single imagination being the one portrayed in the movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member somehow.. i can feel her sadness, loneliness... makes me sad, makes me think a lot, and makes me miss Philippines even more... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member It had potential. Utterly boring. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A deeply meditative Filipino film on growing old and being estranged from loved ones, Adela is a powerful story that will challenge and impress viewers. With lingering scenes and slow exposition, we become privy to a day in the life of Lola Adela, an 80 year old grandmother who lives on her own in one of Manila's many 'garbage ghettos'. Though she may be elderly, she is still active and vital within her community, but longingly pines for the company and affection of the children she seldom sees. Perhaps too slow and depressing for some, this is an ultimately rewarding piece of burgeoning Filipino cinema that brings to focus the universal themes of loneliness and abandonment; the sad and lonely life that some people live. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An old woman reminisces about her long existence in a garbage dump.
Director
Adolfo Alix Jr.
Producer
Adolfo Alix Jr., Arleen Cuevas, Noel Ferrer
Screenwriter
Adolfo Alix Jr., Nick Olanka
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Filipino
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 29, 2017
Runtime
1h 25m