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"MANILA" OPENS JULY 22 IN SELECTED THEATERS: SM North Edsa, SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, SM Manila, SM Fairview, Robinsons Ermita, Robinsons Galleria, Gateway, Trinoma, Glorietta 4, Sta. Lucia, SM Davao, SM Cebu, SM Pampanga, SM Taytay. Released by Star Cinema. "KARERA" Cast: Laurice Guillen, Rosanna Roces, Jay Manalo and Joem Bascon; Synopsis: KARERA captures a day in the life of the Domingo family, which seems to be a microcosm of the Filipino society racing against time and opportunity as they gamble with their personal choices in a series of complicated moral, spiritual, political and social issues. "MANILA":Official Selection/OUT OF COMPETITION Cannes Film Festival 2009/Directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. and Raya Martin/ A Bicycle Pictures and MJM Production "AURORA" Synopsis: A woman tries to escape her kidnappers in the middle of a forest. Will she see the break of dawn alive?/ Cast: Rosanna Roces, Sid Lucero, Kristofer King; Directed by Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr. "ADELA" Synopsis: Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday in the slums of Manilla. Alone and without support, she longs for the family and stability of years gone by. Mundane events take on a heightened meaning as Adela gauges her life against those of the sea of humanity. "BATANES" Love knows no borders. Filmed in the islands of Batan and Sabtang, Batanes, Philippines; Produced by Ignite Media Inc.and GMA Films; Starring: Ken Chu and Iza Calzado; Introducing: Joem Bascon;Also Starring: Bembol Roco, Daria Ramirez, Sid Lucero, Coco Martin, Glaiza de Castro, Mike Tan, Julio Diaz, Aleth dela Cruz; Written by: Arah Jell Badayos; Direction: Adolfo Alix, Jr. & Dave Hukom TAMBOLISTA (Drumbeat) SYNOPSIS:Ever wanted something so bad that you would do anything just to get it? "Tambolista" focuses on one boy's simple dream of owning his very own drum set. Set in the different slums of Manila, the film is taken from the point of view of 14-year-old Jason. A boy on the verge of manhood whose biggest passion is playing drums. When his older brother Billy (Coco Martin) impregnates his girlfriend, the brothers and their streetsmart friend Pablo (Sid Lucero) try to come up with any means possible to get money to pay for the abortion. These three men show how the struggle to survive amidst their lives of poverty can also be a struggle for keeping their humanity in this intimate portrait of two brothers living in deprivation. The movie also shows how life is similar to the beat of drums, both having high and low points.Where every beat counts... KADIN (The Goat) SYNOPSIS: Peping wakes up to find out that Gima, their goat, is missing. His family make a living out of the milk provided the goat. He hides the truth from his grandmother. His father is also arriving the next day so he needs to find Gima before its too late. Together with his younger sister, Lita, the two go on a seemingly impossible search for the goat in the landscape of the island of Sabtang, in Batanes. A series of frustrating episodes mark the day, tension and desperation growing as natural and human forces conspire to frustrate them at every turn. The odyssey teaches the boy about the true meaning of life- where kindness and cruelty can be found in close proximity.