One night the docile teenager Rey is mauled as he passes by a drinking spree of street toughies: Pogi, Jopet, Kahoy and Taba. Pogi hates Rey for the simple reason that he secretly loves Rey’s girlfriend. Jopet, a self-claimed police asset, finds Rey a convenient substitute for pouring out his hatred for his handler, a sadistic cop. Kahoy and Taba join in for the sake of camaraderie. Rey regains consciousness and finds his tormentors drunk and asleep… The director: “In the Philippines we see all these things and we don’t even recognize it, because we’re used to it. We’re very passive. But we need to wake up!”
Unfortunately the movie Awaken is not yet available on HBO Max.
Production | Ato Bautista | Producer |
Sound | Achilles Gonzales | Music |
Crew | Odyssey Flores | Cinematography |
Editing | Richard Barnett | Editor |
Art | Dante Nico Garcia | Production Design |
Art | Boyong Fernandez | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Cecille Baun | Prosthetic Designer |
Directing | Jason Donato | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Simon Malimban | Second Assistant Director |
Directing | Ato Bautista | Director |
Writing | Shugo Praico | Writer |
Writing | Ato Bautista | Story |
Writing | Shugo Praico | Story |