Masahista
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Masahista is a 2005 Filipino film written and directed by Brillante Mendoza
Brillante Mendoza
Brillante Mendoza is a Filipino film director. He has directed nine films since 2005. He won the award for Best Director for his film Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival...

. This film is about a young man who gives massages to gay men in Manila for a living.

Synopsis

Iliac is a young masseur who went home to Pampanga
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...

 to find out that his bedridden father is dead. Iliac assists in the preparation of his father's burial including dressing his dead father up inside the morgue.

Awards

Year Film Festival/Award Award Category/Recipient
2006 Young Critics Circle, Philippines Best Movie
2006 Young Critics Circle, Philippines Best Actor Coco Martin
Coco Martin
Rodel Luis Nacianceno , better known by his stage name, Coco Martin, is a critically acclaimed Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino actor. He became famous for starring in many independent films, and was dubbed the Prince of Philippine Independent Films...

2006 Brisbane
Brisbane
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 Filmfest, Australia
Interfaith Award
2005 58th Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...

, Switzerland
Golden Leopard award Video competition
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