Thursday, December 19, 2019

Kalel 15 Movie

There is still a gem in Kalel at 15, a character sketched by Elijah Canlas who is a product of a dysfunctional family and a young adult diagnosed with a medical condition. 

Even with the hurdles and normal life's derailers, Kalel manages.

He is a dutiful son to his mother, tender, appealing and responsible to his lover, loyal to his friends. In private, he is adventurous and playful. 

Yet, the circumstances have not been not favorable to him; he is abandoned by his mother and sister and eventually dropped by his father. He gets angry when his mother leaves him and his sister for her married lover, when his girlfriend partners with an athlete for not satisfying her sexually, when a close friend betrays him with a guarded secret. Finally, he despised life when his priest father will not support his step sister.

There are yearnings to recover like getting her sister out of jail, going back home and did  not materialize. Even with these major challenges particularly his medical condition which are not just set backs, Kalel did not escape life.

Kalel will live and survive despite all. He has grit and is resilient. 

Elijah essayed an unconventional, uncertain and difficult young adults' life in this well produced film of Jun Lana.

The final frame registered a mischievous grin foretelling vengeance.

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