BabyruthVillarama’s “Sunday Beauty Queen” is one of the
biggest surprises in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. The film is the
first ever documentary to make it in the festival’s history. For Villarama, the
inclusion of this heartwarming reality film in MMFF could never be more
perfect.
“Christmas is for the family and we feel that this is the
kind of movie that everyone in the family would truly appreciate.
Mulakaylolahanggangkaybunso, patisiyaya, there is something in ‘Sunday Beauty
Queen’ that would touch the lives of every Filipino,” she happily shares.
The film is Rated-G by the Movie and Television Review and
Classification Board (MTRCB), deeming it suitable for audience of all ages. It
was also Graded-A by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB). All ten CEB
reviewers bestowed a rare unanimous vote for “Sunday Beauty Queen”.
Shot over the period of four years, “Sunday Beauty Queen” follows the real life stories of Hazel Perdido, MylynJacobo,
Cherry Bretania, Leo Selomenio, and Rudelie Acosta, five women among the thousands
of OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) in Hong Kong working as domestic helpers. Every
Sunday, these Filipino maids transform themselves into dazzling beauty queens,
entertaining their fellow Filipinos and raising funds for distressed OFWs in
need of help.
The MMFF
Selection Committee cites the film as a “precious [documentary],
well-researched, well-crafted, insightful and engaging” and possesses “as much
power as a feature film to move audiences”.
“Sunday
Beauty Queen” is produced by Voyage Studios and TBA (Tuko Film Productions,
Buchi Boy Entertainment, Artikulo Uno Productions), the same team behind last
year’s box-office and critical hit “Heneral Luna”.
“Sunday
Beauty Queen” opens on December 25 in cinemas nationwide.
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