‘Nuwebe’ competes in Albania

NADINE Samonte and Barbara Miguel in “Nuwebe”

Filipino filmmaker Joseph Israel Laban’s “Nuwebe” is included in the full-length feature competition section of the 12th Tirana (Albania) International Film Festival. A product of Cinemalaya 2013, “Nuwebe,” which tells the story of the country’s youngest mother, is the only Philippine film competing in the festival, which ends today. Bayani San Diego Jr.