Drum beat (Tambolista)
German title: Tambolista (Schlagzeug)
Original title: Tambolista
Original title: Tambolista
Youth drama – Philippines
Production year: 2007
Movie length: 90 minutes
Production year: 2007
Movie length: 90 minutes
Director: Adolfo Alix jr.
Movie description:
Fourteen year old Jason and his older brother Billy aspire for two en-tirely different things. Jason is saving to buy a drum set while Billy, who has gotten his girlfriend pregnant, is finding ways to earn enough for an abortion. When their friend Pablo, a hustler who was recently evicted by his landlord after being caught stealing from and having sex with his wife, stays with them for a few days while their parents are in the hospital, a plan is hatched to steal from Nanay and Tatay Trining who reside across their house. The money they would steal from the elderly couple will supposedly pay for Jason’s drum set and Billy’s girlfriend’s abortion, and fix Pablo’s dire financial situation. However, things don’t turn out as planned, and the repercussions of their actions are far graver than what they originally imagined.
Ever wanted something so bad that you would do anything just to get it? Tambolista focuses on one boy’s simple dream of owning his very own drum set. Set in the slums of Manila, Philippines, the film is taken from the point of view of 14 years old Jason, a boy on the verge of manhood whose biggest passion is playing drums. When his older brother Billy impregnates his girlfriend, the brothers and their street-smart friend Pablo try to come up with any means possible to get money to pay for the abortion. These three men show how the struggle to survive amidst their lives of poverty can also be a struggle for keeping their humanity in this intimate portrait of two brothers living in deprivation. Where every beat counts.
Ever wanted something so bad that you would do anything just to get it? Tambolista focuses on one boy’s simple dream of owning his very own drum set. Set in the slums of Manila, Philippines, the film is taken from the point of view of 14 years old Jason, a boy on the verge of manhood whose biggest passion is playing drums. When his older brother Billy impregnates his girlfriend, the brothers and their street-smart friend Pablo try to come up with any means possible to get money to pay for the abortion. These three men show how the struggle to survive amidst their lives of poverty can also be a struggle for keeping their humanity in this intimate portrait of two brothers living in deprivation. Where every beat counts.
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