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Lingua Franca

A Window on Asian Cinema

Family · Aging · LGBT · Love/Romance · Coming of Age · Women

  • CountryUnited States,Philippines
  • Production Year2019
  • Running Time95min
  • FormatDCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
The third feature film by Isabel SANDOVAL continues to deliver social messages provocatively. The audience can observe her growth as a director and lead actress. A Filipino immigrant woman is working as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish old lady. Although she has to keep supporting her family in the Philippines, her existence in the US is being threatened by ever strengthening immigration control. She has tried to get a fake wedding spending thousands of dollars, but it doesn’t seem very promising soon.
One day, the old lady’s prodigal grandson returns home. Thanks to his dark past, even his family doesn’t give him full trust, yet provides a job opportunity. In spite of different races, background and mother tongue, both sexually active woman and man eventually fall in each other. The man wants to know everything about the woman, and the woman wants to pioneer her own life. Their relationship must answer the questions thrown by the great barrier of the truth and reality. (PARK Sungho)
Director
Director
Isabel SANDOVAL
Isabel is a New York-based filmmaker. She has produced, written and directed SEÑORITA (2011), APPARITION (2012). Isabel visited at BIFF for APPARITION in 2012, then <Lingua Franca> (2019) is her third film.
Credit
  • Director
    Isabel SANDOVAL
  • ProducerJhett TOLENTINO
    Carlo VELAYO
    Darlene MALIMAS
  • CastIsabel SANDOVAL
    Eamon FARREN
    Ivory AQUINO
  • ScreenplayIsabel SANDOVAL
  • CinematographyIsaac BANKS
  • Production DesignClint RAMOS
  • EditorIsabel SANDOVAL
  • Production Company7107 Entertainment
  • World SalesLuxbox
    leslie@luxboxfilms.com
Photo
BNK부산은행
제네시스
한국수력원자력㈜
뉴트리라이트
두산에너빌리티
OB맥주 (한맥)
네이버
파라다이스 호텔 부산
한국거래소
드비치골프클럽 주식회사
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Busan Metropolitan City
Korean Film Council
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER