Namets!
{{Infobox film
| name = Namets!
| image = Namets.png
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Jay Abello
| producer = Vicente Garcia Groyon
Fiona Borres
Marya Ignacio
Tara Illenberger
| starring = Christian Vasquez
Angel Jacob
Peque Gallaga
Dwight Gaston
Monsour del Rosario
| music = Vince de Jesus
| cinematography = Anne Monzon
| editing = Fiona Borres
| distributor = Videoflick Productions
| released = {{Film date|2008|07|11|Cinemalaya}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Philippines
| language = Hiligaynon
English
| budget = less than Php 1 million{{cite news|last=Lim |first=Michael Kho |title=A delicious filmt treat |work=The Daily Tribune |date=2008-07-17 |url=http://www.tribune.net.ph/life/20080717lif3.html |accessdate=2009-04-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928124211/http://www.tribune.net.ph/life/20080717lif3.html |archivedate=September 28, 2008 }}
| gross =
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Namets! is a 2008 Philippine independent film directed by Jay Abello. The film was a finalist in the full-length feature category of the 2008 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.{{cite news|last=Gomez |first=Carla |title=Movie triggers rush for food |work=Visayan Daily Star |date=2008-11-26 |url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/November/26/topstory6.htm |accessdate=2009-04-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915185113/http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/November/26/topstory6.htm |archivedate=September 15, 2009 }} The film's title is a play on the Hiligaynon word namit, which means "yummy" or "delicious".
Plot
Jacko Teves (Christian Vasquez) owns Puccini's, an Italian restaurant in Bacolod. When a monstrous cock fighting debt sets him at odds with Boss Dolpo (Peque Gallaga), he offers his restaurant up as payment. Boss Dolpo brings in Cassie Labayen (Angel Jacob) as a consultant to renovate the restaurant. Much to Jacko's dismay, Cassie decides to offer Negrense cuisine instead of Italian. The pair then set off across the province re-discovering the unique aspects of Negrense food.
Cast
- Jacko Teves: Christian Vasquez
- Cassie Labayen: Angel Jacob
- Boss Dolpo: Peque Gallaga
- Oscar: Dwight Gaston
- Rodrigo Labayen: Louie Zabaljauregui
- Imelda Teves: Michelle Gallaga
- Nena Teves: Marivic Lacson
- Babyboy Labayen: Monsour del Rosario
- Farmer: Ronnie Lazaro
- Caveman: Joel Torre
=Production=
The film was shot on location entirely in the province of Negros Occidental. Locales included Isabela, Sagay City, Silay City and Bacolod. Seventy percent of the cast and crew were locally sourced talent and the dialogue is in Hiligaynon with English subtitles.{{cite news|last=Gomez |first=Carla |title=Negrense food stars in film |work=Visayan Daily Star |date=2008-05-28 |url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/28/topstory2.htm |accessdate=2009-04-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224053138/http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/May/28/topstory2.htm |archivedate=February 24, 2009 }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://nametsmovie.com/home.html}}
- {{imdb title|1244599}}