Alipato: The Very Brief Life Of An Ember

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The year is 2025. A group of 10-year-olds rob pedestrians and kill without mercy. These rag-tag kids, members of the Kostka gang, live beyond the law and rule the underbelly of the Philippines. After a failed bank robbery, the dangerous game comes to an end as the gang’s leader, Boss, is sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. The story picks up two decades later when the Boss gets out of prison and reunites with the surviving members. But mysterious things begin happening, as the Kostkas begin to disappear one by one. Filipino punk poet (RUINED HEART, MONDOMANILA) is back with this provocative tale of violence and shock set in a Filipino shanty town.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Sitges Film Festival 2016
Festival du nouveau cinéma 2016
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017

DIRECTOR'S BIO
KHAVN, originally named Khavn de la Cruz, is an outspoken, experimental filmmaker. He has directed over 100 films, making him one of the most productive filmmakers in the Philippines, and far beyond. He also heads up Kamias Overground, an independent publishing company, and works as a composer, songwriter, pianist and writer.