“I selected actors na
medyo close sa characters…yung mga pinagdaanan nila sa buhay. It’s so happened
na may mga actors na ganun --- parehong sitwasyon, parehong family issues,”
said Kip Oebanda, the writer and director of Bar Boys, the film about
four college best friends aiming to pass the bar exams. The lead stars are
Carlo Aquino, Kean Cipriano, Enzo Pineda, and Rocco Nacino. It was originally
slated for a December playdate but because of the MMFF 2016, the director
confirmed they made a last minute decision of opening around early 2017 to
maximize their audience potential. The idea was born when he watched a horror
film with his friend and realized that people have a negative impression of
lawyers. “We enjoyed the film a lot. However, there was one scene where an evil
lawyer was trying to coerce the bida to see her house.” His friend then told
him he’s sure that the lawyer will die first since they’re always the bad guys
in films.
“Ang initial reaction
ko was let’s do it…it’s different,” said Rocco, who also shared that ever since
they started making the film, his contacts from different law schools told them
that it would be the first of its kind to be made in the Philippines. Apart
from this, his other upcoming film is Lakambini directed by Jeffrey
Jeturian where he’ll be playing the role of Andres Bonifacio. “My role in the
film is…ako yung feeling know-it-all…leader of the group. Mataas ang ego niya.
Siya ang go-to person kapag may kailangang sagot yung grupo throughout any
situation.”
Kean plays the role of
Josh, the one on the group most challenged by the upcoming exam. “Yun yung role
ko, ako yung parang naging odd man out sa amin.” Newcomer Hazel Faith Dela Cruz
plays the plum role of Alice, a law school classmate of one of the four boys. “She’s
usually the weird one, the ‘not noticed one’, the one in the background. There’ll
be a lot of scenes where hindi n’yo alam, nandun pala ako sa likod.” Kean then
proceeded to say more about the different characters’ motivation. “Iba-iba
naman ang drama namin rito. Merong isang gusto na nasa tuktok siya ng lahat ng
bagay, iyon kay Rocco (Nacino), iba rin iyong conflict noong kay Carlo (Aquino)
sa tatay niya. Iyon namang kay Enzo (Pineda), may aspect naman ng lovelife.
Kumbaga meron isang clown, may isang know-it-all, may isang konyo at may isang
nangangailangan ng tulong”, aniya. “Hindi lang siya tungkol sa law school kundi
iyong nangyayari sa buhay ng estudyante, sa mga pressure ng bawat law student
sa kanyang pamilya, sa pag-ibig, sa sarili. Fight for survival talaga siya.
Iyong mga legalities na inaaral nila tungkol sa constitution,sa batas at sa
iba’t-iba pa. Kung paano ba talaga kumakapit ang bawat estudyante na nag-a-aspire na maging lawyer sa mga
situwasyon.”
The film was produced
by Tropic Frills and co-produced by the Rotary Club of San Miguel, Makati in
cooperation with SM Lifetyle Entertainment, Inc.
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