The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Filipino-American high school student Ben works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son, who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA, will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic60/100
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Gene CajayonDirector
- Gene CajayonWriter
- John Manal CastroWriter
- Wendall J. YuponceOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dante BascoBen Mercado
- Jayson SchaalDoug
- Brian CardDave
- Mindy SpenceJennifer
- Nicole HawkyardSusie
- Brandon MartinezRick
- Ernie ZarateTito Lenny
- Gina AlajarGina Mercado
- Bernadette BalagtasRose Mercado
- Derek BascoEdwin Mercado
- Joy BiscoAnnabelle Manalo
- Rawlins ApiladoJun