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Treb Monteras II's «Respeto» gets some respect in the Big Apple. Last year's Cinemalaya best picture winner bagged the Silver Tiger Uncaged Award at the New York Asian Film Festival, held recently in the United States. «We are s‘Respeto’ wins in New York
Treb Monteras II's «Respeto» gets some respect in the Big Apple. Last year's Cinemalaya best picture winner bagged the Silver Tiger Uncaged Award at the New York Asian Film Festival, held recently in the United States. «We are so happy because we received great response from the audience, especially the Filipino-American community,» Monteras told the Inquirer. «The award is just a bonus.» «Respeto,» which topbills rapper Abra as an aspiring hip-hop artist who dreams of a better life in the time of extrajudicial killings and the drug war, was showered with praise by critics and viewers alike. Hollywood Reporter's Clarence Tsui calls it "a gripping, if sometimes slig...Keep on reading: ‘Respeto’ wins in New York Read more