Why Do Country Clubs Become Corrupt? The Film “Filipiñana” Director Reveals the Shocking Truth

#filipinana #rafaelmanuel #philippines #manila #kinolorber #interview ▶︎Connect with Cinema Daily US YouTube Channel :    / @cinemadailyus   Check out the Actual page of this interview : https://cinemadailyus.com/?p=35137 Check Out More Contents on our site : https://cinemadailyus.com/ Our YouTube Channel :    / @cinemadailyus   Our Instagram :   / cinemadailyus   An exclusive interview with Rafael Manuel, director of *Filipiñana*. We delve into the background of this film, which portrays the dark side of Philippine society. New York-based Cinema Daily US interviewed director Rafael Manuel about the highly anticipated new film *Filipiñana*. This drama offers a sharp portrayal of social inequality and corruption in the Philippines through the eyes of Isabel, a 17-year-old girl working at an upscale country club on the outskirts of Manila Filipiñana : Amid stifling heat and pervasive drought, Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto), a 17-year-old Ilokana from the rural north, works at a posh country club outside Manila, lining up golf balls for powerful men to drive into the verdant horizon. New to the job, she wanders the immaculate grounds sampling its luxuries as members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the club president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the club's doting and subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort, as Isabel discovers when she tries to return a mislaid golf club to its patriarchal director, Dr. Palanca (Teroy Guzman). The deeper she journeys into its most exclusive corners, the closer she gets to the violent truths of the club, her native Philippines, and her own past. Director : Rafael Manuel Producer : Jeremy Chua, Alex Polunin, Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew, Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi, Rafael Manuel Screenwriter : Rafael Manuel Distributor : Kino Lorber Production Co : Epicmedia Productions, Protocol, Ossian International Genre : Comedy, Drama Original Language : Filipino Release Date (Theaters) : Aug 28, 2026, Limited Runtime : 1h 40m #filipinana #rafaelmanuel #philippines #manila #kinolorber #interview #jorrybellagoto #angelibeyani #carmencastellanos #teroyguzman