Odie and his best friend Irene are two outsiders who find a second home in the Philippine underground music scene. The two decide to form a band and put together an unlikely crew that consists of the school bully, an ex-punk-turned-barista, and a former-childstar-turned-band-manager. The film follows their misadventures as they face satanic S&M bands, samurai swindlers, narcissistic rockstars, the pretentious Philippine art community and the freakiest music video auteur ever. Co-written by Diego Castillo, the guitarist of one of the Philippines’ biggest rock bands SANDWICH, and directed by multi-awarded music video director Quark Henares, Rakenrol is a heartfelt ode to the underground scene both filmmakers spent their formative years in.
Director: Quark Henares
Writers: Quark Henares, Diego Castillo
Stars: Jason Abalos, Glaiza de Castro, Ketchup Eusebio |
Production Companies
Furball
Reality Entertainment
Post Manila
Distributors
GMA Films
Regal Films
PG-13 | 1h 53min | Comedy, Music | 21 September 2011 (Philippines)
Release Dates
Italy 2 May 2011 (Udine Far East Film Festival)
Philippines 23 July 2011 (Cínemalayà: Philippine Independent Film Festival)
Philippines 21 September 2011
USA 15 October 2011 (Hawaii Film Festival)
USA 22 October 2011 (San Diego Asian Film Festival)
Indonesia 16 December 2011 (Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival)
Sweden 28 January 2012 (Göteborg International Film Festival)
USA 9 June 2012 (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts)
