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Should Breadwinners Bear It All? And The Breadwinner is.. Movie Review

Image courtesy of www.imdb.com   Watching And the Breadwinner Is was a rollercoaster of emotions for me. From the moment I tried booking a ticket on SM Cinema’s website last night, I faced multiple failed transactions. Thankfully, I managed to secure a ticket after several attempts—a struggle that felt like a precursor to the movie's deeply emotional and relatable themes. Vice Ganda stars as Bambi Salvador, an ex-OFW and family breadwinner. One of the film's most powerful scenes involves Bambi confronting her siblings, standing in a corner and pouring her heart out. The raw emotion in her lines and Vice's impeccable performance left me sobbing. The intensity of that scene was overwhelming, and at times, I wished the director would cut it short because the pain was almost unbearable. Vice’s delivery was so compelling that I found myself thinking she deserves a nomination for Best Actor or Actress. I also connected deeply with the character of Biboy (played by Jhong Hilario...