Edition: Philippines 2020
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE
Philippines
Production company: Arkeo Films
World premiere: Sundance Film Festival – World Cinema Dramatic competition
Synopsis
Leonor Reyes was once a major player in the Filipino film industry after creating a string of successful action films, but now her household struggles to pay the bills. When she reads an advertisement looking for screenplays, Leonor begins tinkering with an unfinished script about the quest of young, noble Ronwaldo, forced to avenge his brother’s murder at the hand of thugs. While her imagination provides some escape from reality, she goes all-in after an accident involving a television knocks her out, sends her into a coma, and transports her inside the incomplete movie. Now Leonor can play out her wildest dreams firsthand and discover the perfect ending to her story.
CREDITS
Director: Martika Ramirez Escobar
Writer: Martika Ramirez Escobar
Editor: Lawrence Ang
Producers: Monster Jimenez, Mario Cornejo
Cast: Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides, Anthony Falcon
Length: 101 min
International sales: Cercamon
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