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A young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.A young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.A young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.
- Awards
- 24 wins & 28 nominations
JR Valentin
- Victor Perez
- (as J.R. Valentin)
Jett Desalesa
- Leslie - Maxi's friend
- (as Sir Jett Desalesa)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaJoey Pepe Smith who plays the piano man being teased by the kids is the one who scored the film.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Ako ang simula: The ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Yearend Special (2006)
- SoundtracksMy Country, My Philippines
Written and Performed by Yoyoy Villame
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The film is about first love and centers on a preteen gay living in the slums with his father and two brothers who are involved in petty crimes.
Although the main character is gay, this is not a gay film. The beauty of the film is that it does not make fun of the gay character. Maxi is well-loved and accepted by his family and the community.
There is plenty of humor but this light treatment of the story does not at all trivialize the message that the film wants to bring across to the audience. Scriptwriter Michiko Yamamoto who also wrote the award-winning "Magnifico" has improved her skill in storytelling and is not at all melodramatic this time. She has done away with subplots that don't move the main story much, a weakness of many Filipino scriptwriters who want to tell everything, including the entire history of the Philippines, in one movie. Her characters are all balanced no one is all-evil or all-saint. The most touching scenes are those that show the tenderness of Maxi's tough-guy family to him. However, there are technical glitches that need to be fixed, and with digital technology editing may still be possible, e.g. scenes that are too dark or the screen going black for too long, making the oldies in the audience worry that perhaps the "lagarista" has been caught in traffic with the next roll of film. It is not often that Filipinos abroad get to see a rare gem like this film. Thanks to digital film-making and indie cinema and the film festivals in many countries.
There is plenty of humor but this light treatment of the story does not at all trivialize the message that the film wants to bring across to the audience. Scriptwriter Michiko Yamamoto who also wrote the award-winning "Magnifico" has improved her skill in storytelling and is not at all melodramatic this time. She has done away with subplots that don't move the main story much, a weakness of many Filipino scriptwriters who want to tell everything, including the entire history of the Philippines, in one movie. Her characters are all balanced no one is all-evil or all-saint. The most touching scenes are those that show the tenderness of Maxi's tough-guy family to him. However, there are technical glitches that need to be fixed, and with digital technology editing may still be possible, e.g. scenes that are too dark or the screen going black for too long, making the oldies in the audience worry that perhaps the "lagarista" has been caught in traffic with the next roll of film. It is not often that Filipinos abroad get to see a rare gem like this film. Thanks to digital film-making and indie cinema and the film festivals in many countries.
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- Also known as
- The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,041
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,690
- Sep 24, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $38,691
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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By what name was Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2005) officially released in Canada in English?
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