MICKO LAURENTE, BEN REKHI AT ALESSANDRA DE ROSSI
TINAWAG na “national treasure” ng American director na si Ben Rekhi si Alessandra de Rossi.
Hindi nakarating si Alex sa nakaraang presscon ng pelikulang “Watch List”. “Emergency” ang ibinigay niyang dahilan kaya ang direktor lang nitong si Ben Rekhi at co-star na si Micko Laurente ang humarap sa entertainment media.
Si Direk Ben na mismo ang humingi ng paumanhin sa mga reporter at bloggers sa hindi pagsipot ni Alessandra sa mediacon.
“I spoke to Alessandra not too long ago. She feels deeply apologetic for she couldn’t be here. She really cares about this film. She’s very, very sorry she couldn’t come,” pahayag ng direktor.
Game na game namang sinagot ng international director ang mga tanong ng entertainment press tungkol sa “Watch List” kahit may jetlag pa sa mahabang biyahe patungong Pilipinas mula sa Amerika.
Ayon kay Direk Ben, ibang klase ang galing ni Alessandra bilang aktres, “The level of talent that Alessandra brought to this is incredible.
“I think she’s a national treasure. I think she can win an Oscar one day. She’s truly one of the greats, not just here but in the world,” papuri ni Direk lead star ng kanyang “Watch List.”
Saludo rin ang American director sa iba pang artista na kasali sa kanyang pelikula, “Jake Macapagal, who is very well known in Hollywood for his work in Metro Manila, brought a level of intensity that is going to surprise people.
“Art Acuña is also a force of nature. One of the breakout performance is Micko Laurente, who plays Alessandra’s teenage son.
“I think he’s just going to absolutely break people’s hearts,” aniya pa.
Hindi lang basta tungkol sa ilegal na droga ang “Watch List”, mas binigyang-diin dito ang unconditional love ng isang ina, na handang gawin ang lahat para maprotektahan ang kanyang pamilya lalo na ang kanyang anak.
Ayon kay Direk Ben, nabuo ang konsepto ng pelikula nang makita niya ang isang litrato, “I came across a photograph of a woman holding her husband, and I could not shake this image from my head.
“I woke up thinking about it, I went to bed thinking about it, and I just felt compelled to understand further what had led to that. And so, I found the journalist who arranged the story and I called her here in Manila.
“And she told me story after story of stories she’s covering and people she’s covering here, and I couldn’t believe it and understand.
“She invited me to come to Manila, and I spent couple of weeks with her and her journalist friends,” kuwento pa ng direktor.
“It’s a very human story. At its most basic, it’s about the lengths to which a mother will go to protect her children,” aniya pa.
Isinali na rin ang “Watch List” sa iba’t ibang international film festivals tulad ng Deauville American Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Bahamas International Film Festival, International Film Festival of India, Nashville Film Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival. Nanalo rin ito ng Most Disturbing Fiction Film Award sa 2020 Tournai Ramdam Festival sa Belgium.
Showing na ang “Watch List” sa Feb. 19 nationwide mula sa Reality Entertainment.