Bunso

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Bunso: The Youngest
Directed by Ditsi Carolino
Produced byDitsi Carolino
CinematographySadhana Buxani
Ditsi Carolino
Edited byEmile Guertin
Music byGary Granada
Release date
  • 22 February 2005 (2005-02-22)(Pelikula at Lipunan Film Festival)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguagesFilipino
English

Bunso (The Youngest) is a documentary by Filipino filmmakers Ditsi Carolino and Nana Buxani. [1] [2]

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Plot

Three boys, Tony, 13, Diosel, and Bunso, 11, are struggling to survive in a crowded Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Cebu, alongside adult rapists and murderers. The two street-smart boys paint a picture of the world of children caught between extreme poverty and the law.

Release

Bunso was shown in December 2004 on a limited screening. In November 2004, it had its offshore world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in the Netherlands where it was shown as part of the non-competition Reflecting Images section.

Awards

Ditsi Carolino received the Best Director award for the documentary film Bunso (The Youngest) at the OneWorld 2005 documentary films festival held in Prague, Czech Republic.

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References

  1. Scheib, Ronnie. "Bunso: The Youngest". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. review from Toronto Screen Shots