Let's watch movies together (2008/06/05)
Date:16:00‐, June 5(Thu.)，2008
Venue:Meeting room AA447. 4th Fl., ASAFAS Bldg., Kyoto University
Title: Dubai (2005) Tagalog with English subtitles
Starring : Aga Muhlach, Claudine Barretto, John Lloyd Cruz
Directed By: Rory B. Quintos
Story:
Summoning his younger brother Andrew (John Lloyd Cruz) to the city of Dubai, the financially stable Raffy (Aga Muhlach) -- a Filipino citizen who's spent several years overseas -- hopes his sibling can find work so that they can finally move to Canada. Unfortunately, Raffy doesn't expect Andrew to go falling in love with his ex-girlfriend, Faye (Claudine Barretto) -- a woman Raffy, in fact, still cares for very much.
Filipinos are in every corner of the world, toiling as nurses in the US, maids in Hong Kong, caregivers in Canada, entertainers in Japan, factory workers in Taiwan, engineers and construction workers even in war-torn Iraq. Whe rever there is work and good pay, there you will find him, leaving his home for the promise of a better and brighter future for his family. The Filipino diaspora has given rise to this question: Where is home for the Filipino?