Award-winning film ‘Quezon’s Game’ is set to hit the Philippine theaters this May.
Helmed by Matthew Rosen, who has been directing for 36 years and winning 50 awards for his work on commercials and music videos, ‘Quezon’s Game’ stars Raymond Bagatsing as former president Manuel L. Quezon and Rachel Alejandro as his wife, Aurora Quezon.
The film revolves on the hidden chapter of Quezon’s life. It explores the time when he, together with his comrades, rescued Jewish refugees from the ghettos of Germany and Austria in 1938.
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| Raymond Bagatsing plays Manuel Quezon in Quezon's Game |
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| Rachel Alejandro plays Aurora Quezon in Quezon's Game |
What seems within their power at first, turns out to be fraught with astronomical obstacles. On top of this, Quezon must battle a relapse of tuberculosis. In his final days, before recollecting one of the least known but most uplifting stories in Philippine history, Quezon asks the question: "Could I have done more?"
Since December last year, ‘Quezon’s Game’ has won 23 awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Producer, Best Foreign Film, and Best Cinematography, from several film festivals such as World Fest, IndieFest Film Awards, Accolade Global Film Competition, Maryland International Film Festival, Ramsgate Internationl Film & TV Festival and REMI Awards.
In the World Fest alone, the film bagged the following awards: Excellence in Acting for Raymond Bagatsing and Rachel Alejandro, Excellence in Supporting Actor for Billy Ray Galloon, Excellence in Directing, Excellence in Produced Screenplay, Excellence in Lighting, Excellence in Costume Design, Merit Drama Feature, Merit Color Treatment, Excellence in Original Score, Excellence in Sound Design and Excellence in Production Design.
Produced by ABS-CBN Films’ Star Cinema and Kinetek, ‘Quezon’s Game’ opens May 29 in cinemas nationwide.
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