Taklub
Plot / Synopsis
“Taklub” is a film that captures the reality of post-Haiyan situation in the city of Tacloban, Philippines back in 2013, treating it like a documentary that capture actors blending-in with real people coping-up with the outcome of the devastation.
Taklub (Trap) is a story of three major characters - Bebeth (Nora Aunor), Larry (Julio Diaz), and Erwin (Aaron Rivera), whose lives intertwined after Super-typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda) hit the city of Tacloban (Eastern Visayas) leaving the breathing figures in search of their dead ones, of keeping their sanity intact, and protecting what little faith there may be.
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After Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in 2013, director Brillante Mendoza was asked by others if he would make a film about the disaster, to which he thought could be insensitive for him to exploit the tragedies that have occurred for the victims' lives. Some months later, he was asked by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to create a documentary film about climate change. For it to have a better impact towards audiences, Mendoza suggested to make a narrative film instead.
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What is there to say about Brillante Mendoza's Taklub? His credentials alone is more than enough to give you an idea to what the quality of the film is. The trailer itself shows well-shot tidbits of a drama-heavy film that attempts to capture the tragedy that was Typhoon Yolanda when hit the country back in 2013. With excellent cast of actors, a compelling tragic premise, cinematography, and film direction (as far as the trailer has shown,) Taklub can already be considered one of the better "quality" Filipino films. Many local film critics and quality film afficionado in the country is already interested to see Taklub. Let's hope that it hits local theaters soon.
How about you guys? What do you think about this 68th Cannes Film Festival entry by Brillante Mendoza? Have you seen any of his prior works? If you have seen them, how does this compare to his previous films? What do you think about the film's premise focusing on the tragedy of Yolanda? Share your thoughts about Brillante Mendoza's Taklub (Trap) in the comments section below: