My Teacher (2022 film)

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My Teacher
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul Soriano
Written byJuvy Galamiton
Produced by
  • Paul Soriano
  • Mark Victor
Starring
CinematographyOdyssey Flores
Edited byMark Victor
Music byFrancis Concio
Production
companies
Distributed by APT Entertainment
Release date
  • December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱12 million [1]

My Teacher is 2022 Philippine comedy-drama film directed by Paul Soriano starring Toni Gonzaga and Joey de Leon. It was produced under Ten17P. It was released theatrically on December 25, 2022 as an entry to the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival.

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Plot

In New Zealand, recently fired teacher Emma Bonifacio (Toni Gonzaga) finds trouble landing a new job after she fails a student from her previous class who happens to be the child of one of the board of directors of the school.

Emma is forced to go back to the Philippines after the encouragement of her childhood best friend and fellow teacher Golda (Ruffa Mae Quinto). Emma finds a job as Golda’s coworker and the new adviser of a high school senior class, notorious to the school as a bunch of misfits on the brink of failing. One of her students is an older man in his seventies, Solomon (Joey De Leon). Solomon recognizes Emma as the son of his best friend, Emma’s father Manuel (William Lorenzo), who died years prior. Emma is revealed to have lost connection with her father due to his abusive behavior caused by alcoholism and felt abandoned after the eventual death of her mother Belinda (Mickey Ferriols). Unbeknownst to Emma, Solomon’s daughter Weng (Jackie Lou Blanco), who lives in the United States, is also estranged from him for the same reason. Solomon explains that he decided to go back to school in an attempt to regain the trust and respect of his daughter. Emma remains aloof towards Solomon due to her hatred for her father as Solomon reminds her of him.

At first, Emma has difficulty earning the respect of her students. However, she does her best to educate them and overtime, she is able to establish rapport with the teens by providing encouragement as they traverse their problematic lives, all with the help and wisdom of Solomon. Emma recognizes the academic prowess of student Erica (Loisa Andalio), she helps class jock Francis (Ronnie Alonte) land a basketball scholarship, she encourages breadwinner and working student Axel (Hannah Arguelles) to continue her studies after an attempt to quit school to earn more money, she guides and supports the secret romantic relationship of Jude (Kych Minemoto) and Ace (Isaiah Dela Cruz), and she teaches mean student Maureen (Pauline Mendoza) the importance of respecting her classmates.

One day, Ms. Love (Kakai Bautista), one of Emma’s coworkers, eavesdrops and misinterprets a conversation Emma had with Jude. Ms. Love reports Emma to the school principal, Mrs. Mission (Carmi Martin), for allegedly tampering with the students’ grades as this is the first time the students have excelled in their academic endeavors. To avoid unnecessary investigation of the students that could potentially derail their well-deserved progress, Emma falsely admits fault.

Emma confides to Solomon about her uncertain future as a teacher and eventually forms a fatherly bond with him. The day of the students’ final exams came and it was proven that the students’ success were really a result of their determination and guidance from Emma and that their grades truly have not been tampered with. The students form a rally in front of the school to show their support and appreciation to Emma. Mrs. Mission realizes that Emma is an asset of the school and is special to the students and keeps her as part of the faculty.

The students finally graduate high school and Solomon delivers a heartfelt speech. Solomon’s daughter Weng, his classmates, and the whole staff, congratulate him. Emma narrates the importance of forgiveness and realizes that because of Solomon and her students, she learned to be at peace with her father’s wrongdoings when he was alive. She accepts that Solomon was actually the teacher she never expected to have.

Cast

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Production

My Teacher, known under the working title The Teacher, [3] [4] was directed by Paul Soriano under Tincan and Ten17P. [5] The story was written by Soriano's wife and co-star Toni Gonzaga. Gonzaga wanted to produce a film tackling about teachers, using The InternBlind Side as inspiration for My Teacher. They also looked into stories of senior citizens returning back to school for the film's concept. Gonzaga has previously featured an elder who was a high school drop-out continuing their studies in her talk show Toni Talks . The team wanted to explore on how an elderly person in school dealing with their younger classmates who are more tech-savvy. Production also had to deal with constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

Accolades

AwardCeremony DateCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
48th MMFF 2022 Gabi ng Parangal December 27, 2022Gender SensitivityMy TeacherWon [7]
Best DirectorPaul SorianoNominated
Best ActressToni GonzagaNominated
Best ScreenplayToni GonzagaNominated

Release

My Teacher premiered in cinemas in the Philippines on December 25, 2022 as one of the eight entries of the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival. [8]

Reception

The film as described by BusinessWorld, "...[the film] drags on and on — some kilig dialogue, tearjerker moments, and inspiring soliloquies litter the narrative all until its very end." [9] According to PelikulaMania.com, the film was disappointing as it "touches [only] on certain issues like the unfair treatment of both the students and the teachers from people with authority, [but] lacks the substance in exploring the issues of why someone is taking his high school years as a senior citizen... The film is considered a box office bomb and is considered Gonzaga's lowest grossing film after The Exorsis " [10]

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