The film starts by stating, “In some rural Philippine communities, boys are circumcised not at birth, but at the age of ten.
The story takes place in one of those communities, where grownups bet on cockfights and children in spider fights, although without actual betting. 10-year-old Rene-boy is one of those children, and is about to be circumcised, by his father nonetheless.
As he gets to a place near a small lake, where the “ritual” takes place, along with his friends, he becomes increasingly terrified, and after he listens to the other boys’ screams, he escapes. This action makes him a pariah in the community, with the other children calling him Supot (uncircumsized) and his father wanting nothing to do with him.
In his struggle to regain his fathers appreciation he searches for the biggest spider he can find, in order to become the champion in the fights. In order to do so,...
The story takes place in one of those communities, where grownups bet on cockfights and children in spider fights, although without actual betting. 10-year-old Rene-boy is one of those children, and is about to be circumcised, by his father nonetheless.
As he gets to a place near a small lake, where the “ritual” takes place, along with his friends, he becomes increasingly terrified, and after he listens to the other boys’ screams, he escapes. This action makes him a pariah in the community, with the other children calling him Supot (uncircumsized) and his father wanting nothing to do with him.
In his struggle to regain his fathers appreciation he searches for the biggest spider he can find, in order to become the champion in the fights. In order to do so,...
- 10/7/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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