Concerto

Concertoisabouthow,inthelastpartofWorldWarII,aspecialpianoconcertisheldintheforestoutsideDavaoCity,inMindanao.Intheseboondocks,adisplacedFilipinofamily,leadbyMilitaryCommanderRicardoandhiswifeJulia,becomeacquaintedwithagroupofJapaneseofficers,similarlycampednearby.TheirsonJoselito,aJapanesespeaker,becomestheconduitwiththeneighboringJapanese.TheirdaughtersNiña,anaspiringconcertpianistandthemusicallygifted,Maria,whoisabletoplaybyear,arealternatelyrepulsedandintriguedbytheofficers.FamilyvaluesarequestionedasthefamilytreadsthethinlinebetweenenmityandfriendshipwiththeoccupyingJapanese.Basedontruestoriesfromthedirector'sownfamilyhistory,Concertocelebratesafamilywhosereverenceforlife,expressedthroughtheirloveofmusicandfriendship,cansurviveevenwar,andshowshowbeautyandcompassiondoesgrowineventheharshestofconditions.