Filipino film "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros" is a bittersweet tale about the world of innocence in which a young boy is left to fend for himself all alone.It is rightly said that despite all the dirt on all sides a flower as good as a lotus is able to make a secured place for itself in an extremely dirty environment.The same thing can be said to be true about this film's young protagonist who finds maturity using his ingenuity in the middle of a life wherein he is surrounded by petty crooks as family members.Filipino director Auraeus Solito has made an excellent use of location as he shot his film in real slums and there is hardly any evidence of gaudy sets.His film appeals to viewers as it manages to retain its dependence on dramatic elements despite being a film with a documentary cinema feel.The film is gripping due to its insistence on revealing various minor incidents related to the life of Maximo Oliveros.There is a kind of hard to define low budget feel to this film but no compromise has been made neither on quality nor on quality.Film critic Lalit Rao saw this film during 16th International Film Festival of Kerala 2011 where it was part of a country focus (Philippine cinema) category.Before the film,he got a chance to interview Filipino director Auraeus Solito. During the interview they spoke about Filipino director Peque Gallaga and his film "Scorpio Nights" (1985) which has already been hailed as an erotic cinema classic by critics and viewers in Philippines.