“Honor Thy Father” is an indie film that stars one of Philippine’s greatest actor, Kapamilya star John Lloyd Cruz, the suspense thriller movie directed by renowned director Erik Matti revolves around a father’s love to his child and the moment when he questions his faith to God because his family became the latest victim of a pair of married white-collar swindlers.
The movie had its world premiere during the 40th Toronto International Film Festival held from September 10, 2015 to September 20, 2015 and it has been gaining positive reviews from international critics.
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Famous essayist Steve Gravestock said “Honor Thy Father is many things: a suspenseful story of betrayal and retribution, a drama about familial reconciliation, and a commentary on the tenuous nature of new found wealth.”
“Holding everything together are Matti’s fluid, skilled direction and the tightly wound performance by Cruz, whose Edgar — disgusted by the greed and hypocrisy he encounters — seems always on the verge of exploding,” Steve added.
Furthermore, entertainment site Hollywood Reporter admires the movie’s plot and said “The titular directive powering Honor Thy Father seems more mordantly sarcastic with every passing minute in Filipino director Erik Matti’s portrait of a man beset by his devout wife’s Daddy issues – not just with her own crooked father but with the God to whom she and her affluent friends are hysterically devoted.”
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