![]() ![]() Paradoxically, edgy rap and macho rituals rule the streets when it's actually the females who seem to be in control in most families: women as "de facto" heads of house and girls as flirtatious manipulators of adolescent males. ![]() They are not professional actors, at least not in the literal sense, although striking poses is obviously second nature to most of them. He relies almost exclusively on locals to play some version of themselves, or of people they know. Gang wars abound not even small children are spared if Libirian is to be believed. Out of work and out of love, they resort to rap, sex, and violence as their favorite pastimes. Literally erected on a garbage dump, the quarter is now home to the many misfits of the Philippine capital. "Tribu" is a slice of life from the poor Manila neighborhood where he grew up. Writer-director Jim Libiran's first film is half feature, half documentary.
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