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Concerto

2008-01-01

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

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