Aliwan Paradise

Name: Aliwan Paradise
Genre: Short
Released: 2022-11-26
Duration: 27 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Johnny Delgado, Julio Diaz, Melissa De Leon

1992
27m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

140

YOUR RATING

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A black comedy set in the semi-futuristic Philippines that now has a Ministry of Entertainment. To be able to find employment, one must not only possess the necessary skills, but to be enter... Read allA black comedy set in the semi-futuristic Philippines that now has a Ministry of Entertainment. To be able to find employment, one must not only possess the necessary skills, but to be entertaining as well.A black comedy set in the semi-futuristic Philippines that now has a Ministry of Entertainment. To be able to find employment, one must not only possess the necessary skills, but to be entertaining as well.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

140

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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purakek

Great satire

Wonderful short film about people's fascination on entertainment. Even before the US had Survivor, de Leon introduced the concept of seeing people living in squalor and depravity as a feast for the masses' enjoyment. A casting call for the next set of actors in a propaganda film becomes the setting for trouble when the would-be performers begin to rebel against their director. When the director notices the pain and hopelessness in the hapless applicants, he comes up with a bright idea: why not sell misery as entertainment? Sure enough, his concept becomes a hit!