When a teenager from a political family in the Philippines is accused of a double murder, the country's entire judicial system is put to the test after years of alleged corruption.
As a tropical storm beats down on the island of Cebu, two sisters leave work and never make it home... Simultaneously a murder-mystery and an exposé of endemic corruption in the Philippines today, GIVE UP TOMORROW looks intimately at the case of Paco Larrañaga, a student accused of killing two sisters in July 1997. In a way that is both specific to the country and disquietingly universal, the film exposes a Kafkaesque extravaganza populated by flamboyantly crooked public officials, cops on the take, and a frenzied legal and media circus. GIVE UP TOMORROW is also an intimate family drama focused on the near mythic struggle of two angry, sorrowful mothers who have dedicated more than a decade to executing or saving one young man.
Cast:
Director: Michael Collins
Writers: Michael Collins, Eric Daniel Metzgar, Marty Syjuco
Music: Adam Crystal
Production Company: Thoughtful Robot Productions
Released: 3 October 2012
Country: Philippines
Run Time: 1h 35min
Language: Filipino | Tagalog
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Mystery
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