Small Voices

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Small Voices
SmallVoices.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gil Portes
Written by
Produced by
  • Gil Portes
  • Ray Cuerdo
  • Cresencio Bendijo
  • Isabel Chapman
  • Marissa Dames
  • Eric Manlunas
  • Deo Tinana
Starring Alessandra de Rossi
CinematographyEly Cruz
Edited byGeorge Jarlego
Music byJoy Marfil
Production
companies
  • College Assurance Plan (CAP) Philippines
  • Teamwork Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)(Toronto International Film Festival)
  • July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02)(Philippines)
Running time
109 minutes
Country Philippines
Languages

Small Voices or Mga Munting Tinig is a 2002 Filipino drama film directed by Gil Portes and Adolfo Alix, Jr. The film set in a public school won 11 awards and was nominated for 11 other including Gawad Urian Awards. It is the first of only two Filipino films to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Plot

Melinda (Alessandra de Rossi) is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties.

Melinda goes about her work with daily diligence though, always having a smile, a kind word for her neatly uniformed charges. But her battles against apathy, corruption, and contempt are constant, further hindered by the volatile political climate in which fathers and sons are constantly recruited to join guerilla forces fighting in the mountains.

When a funding opportunity in the form of a regional singing contest presents itself to Melinda, the idealistic teacher must smartly juggle uncooperative school administrators, confrontational parents, and the torn children themselves in order to let their small voices be heard.

Cast

Critical reception

Small Voices holds a 61% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.5/10. [1] It garnered a score of 58/100 on review aggregator website Metacritic based on 9 reviews. [2]

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References

  1. "Small Voices (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes . 10 September 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "Small Voices Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved 27 July 2021.