Loss of Innocence
2008 · 64 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 107 VOTES · DIR. Miko Jacinto
Overview
The title ""Binyag"" translates to 'loss of innocence,' and this little-known film from the Philippenes shows, very effectively, the process in which one young person loses his own innocence. A boy living a quiet, picturesque life in the Filipino province, spending his days swimming in the sea, is offered a job as a ""film star"" when a shady ""talent scout"" visits his small village. He promises the naive Leo that he can ""make him a star."" Leo, excited at the idea of escaping his seemingly mundane life, accepts the offer, thus beginning his journey to the city of Manila, where he will learn some hard facts about the world he lives in.
Dialogue Timeline — 344 lines
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00:00:01 If not today, when will you try?
00:03:49 Waves are enchanting... At times roaring... At times quiet...
00:05:11 I know her intentions, and I'm certain it's for naught...
00:06:23 Wherever I go, she's there and won't Ieave me aIone...
00:08:13 No one can teII up to when he Iives, so why not do now what's on your mind?
00:10:14 There must be some other pIace...
00:12:17 MiIagring is better off...
00:13:28 With pIenty of rituaIs...
00:16:20 I'm not new in this game...
00:18:21 But even if I force myseIf, I prefer what I'm used to...
00:20:15 I just give in to their whims...
00:23:42 I didn't know how and when...
00:28:17 They caIIed me a 'star'. Am I? I did pictoriaIs...
00:30:21 Have a heart, brother... If father finds out, he'II be mad...
00:34:20 And cheaper... You enjoy vacation and men are apIenty...
00:35:25 I don't care about those hypocrites... They may Iambaste my movies...
00:37:38 I'm bothered... Confused...
00:40:03 Sometimes, I want to be the toy... At times, I want to pIay with a toy...
00:43:26 Let's start... My Mom's Iooking for me now...
00:50:45 And I can pay you if you ask...
00:52:29 I can teII everything... I can make up stories... Fabricate...
00:55:53 I'm cut for San Joaquin more than any pIace eIse...
00:58:11 Abducted by the mermaids... Raped by some mermen...
01:00:28 Dance together Iike Mr. Mando did...