A solid film with a good story to tell

It's a solid film with a good story to tell from Philippine-Italian actor-director Ruben Maria Soriquez, who co-stars in this film that sees a very good acting performance by the respected Philippine actor Richard Quan. The film is about two half brothers (Alberto a rich Italian played by Soriquez and Mike, affected by Autism and Schizophrenia, played by Richard Quan) and their American friend (Lee O' Brian) set about getting their lives back together when an inexperienced group of thugs headed by the crazy and ruthless Bong (Rob Sy) violates their peace and takes them hostage. The rescue will come from an unexpected hero...The film is a well paced crescendo of jokes and grotesque situations with the music that well underlines them adding a pretty cool style to it. The narrative jumps from the drama of the mental illness of Mike (Richard Quan) to the comedy bits between Alberto (Ruben Maria Soriquez) and David (Lee O' Brian), and from heartfelt moments (when Alberto comforts his brother Mike by telling that his father loved him and that he was his favorite child) to the dark humor of the brutal yet funny killings, all in a seamless way. And the brutal killings of the film are the occasion for the director to reference the extrajudicial killings that took place during the sadly famous war on drugs in the Philippines. The director Soriquez stated that his film was highly autobiographical, with real situations taken from his extended family (with exception of the killings) and that he didn't want the film to be too heavy and dramatic, the reason why he decided to treat the material with lightness and black humor.