Thy Womb: Woman seeks wife for her husband
Summary: A childless Badjao couple in late middle age want a child of their own. In accordance with their laws, the woman embarks on a search for a second wife for her husband.
Quick review: Thoughtful, restrained, exceptionally well acted.
Rating: 3.8 4 stars (out of 5). The more you think about it, the better it gets.
Recommendation: If you want food for thought, yes. If you want the traditional Pinoy melodrama full of acting “highlights”, pass.
Full review tomorrow.
There are two fertility dramas in this year’s festival, and this is the award-winning one starring Nora Aunor and set among the Badjaos of Tawi-Tawi. Don’t be alarmed if you do not see “Thy Womb” at the box-office; it’s playing under its Tagalog title, “Sa Iyong Sinapupunan”. We saw the 8:15pm show at Greenbelt 3—all the other movies (Sisterakas, Enteng, Sosy, Strangers) were sold out, our screening was half-full. Watch this movie first.
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