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The Debut (2000)

The Debut (2000)

Drama

One night can change a lifetime.

Release Date: 2000, May 18
Directors: Gene Cajayon
Countries: United States of America
Production: Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Cast: Eddie Garcia, Dante Basco, Bernadette Balagtas, Joy Bisco, Derek Basco, Dionysio Basco, Gina Alajar, Tirso Cruz III, Brandon Martinez, Ernie Zarate, Jayson Schaal, Brian Card

Overview:

Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.