“HURAMENTADO (Oath to Die)”
Noriel Jarito’s “Huramentado (Oath to Die)” is one of eight winners at the 4-Chances Film Festival held in Kassel, Germany. Set in Northern Samar, the Filipino action movie tells the story of a bodyguard who is hired by a corrupt politician. The festival has another edition in Brazil and plans to establish similar events in two other countries.
Other winners include Tess Leigh’s “The Bush Challenge,” Christophe Leclaire’s “Subimago,” Ak Simba’s “Plan-I,” Jaroslaw Gogolin’s “Weedomania,” Sebastião Braga’s “Courage,” Karen Veninga-Zaricor’s “Condolences” and Gabriela Ribeiro’s “Cutting.” Jarito also directed “Rindido,” an entry in the New Wave section of the Metro Manila Film Festival in 2010. Bayani San Diego Jr.