
Sunday is precious. In Taipei's Little Philippines, peopled, as it is with guest workers that put in six-day-weeks, Sunday is priceless. Sunday's little diversions, its simple pleasures, perk up wilting ambition and rejuvenate flagging aspiration. Migrant labor aspiration, fuel, the global economy burns, owes much to Sunday's particular charms. The discovery of an abandoned couch, this particular Sunday, sets this story in motion. Filipino guest workers, Manuel and Dado, hois... (Full plot summary below)
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Sunday is precious. In Taipei's Little Philippines, peopled, as it is with guest workers that put in six-day-weeks, Sunday is priceless. Sunday's little diversions, its simple pleasures, perk up wilting ambition and rejuvenate flagging aspiration. Migrant labor aspiration, fuel, the global economy burns, owes much to Sunday's particular charms. The discovery of an abandoned couch, this particular Sunday, sets this story in motion. Filipino guest workers, Manuel and Dado, hoist the couch and head back to their dormitory in the industrial fringes of the Taipei hinterland. This absurdest road movie is driven forward by the conflict between their irrational hopes and the lurking personal demons of cold, hard rationale. Pinoy Sunday walks rural-third-world protagonists through traffic heavy, fast-paced, modern city streets and freeways; till 'irrational hope' and 'the demons of cold, hard rationale' mutate, and one is soon indistinguishable from the other.
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| User ReviewYz SLight-hearted, accessible, heartfelt and most importantly, optimistic. Delightful acting by the two main actors, lovely cinematography and soundtrack as well. The beginning was a little slow but when the story really got into motion it connected very well. My favourite part was near the end. It did feel like an extended short film, but that didn't matter as it was an enjoyable 90 minutes. Overall a very good first feature from Widing! |
| User ReviewRadinne Na funny buddy comedy about 2 guys on their day off trying desperately to bring back a red leather sofa they find |
| User ReviewAkko TThey were throw off the limitations of LIFE! |
| User ReviewJacky Ldarn charming, likable, and funny! the soundtrack'd make nice ring tones too, haha. 'manuel' looked like a pinoy Zhang Zhen - from afar, at a very quick glance. |
| User ReviewSabrina TThe story doesn't feel complete enough. |