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Here the another notes of Jason Javier in the controversial Metro Manila Film Festival movie  "Honor Thy Father." My notes on Honor Thy Father: 1. Two of the best films I've seen this year started with a scene involving a stray dog and both ended with a tragedy. These canine metaphors (dog-eat-dog world? Oppression? Survival? Resiliency?) completely served their purpose and were the perfect jumping-off points for these gritty and brutal portraits of evil within our society. 2. I'm not a fan of networking and this made me think thrice on risking any investments involving fast money. For my friends that did get rich through this scheme though, it's never too late to send me a Christmas basket.

In rare occasions that an Erik Matti film opens with commercialized productions during the MMFF, the disqualification of Matti's Honor Thy Father starring John Lloyd Cruz stirs the festival with its controversial disqualification. Here is the full statement of Dondon Monteverde, CEO of Reality Entertainment statement regarding “Honor Thy Father.” When Reality Entertainment partnered with John Lloyd Cruz in producing “Honor Thy Father” we agreed to make a movie that would capture a small portion of the struggle of the Filipino as he tried to transcend the back-breaking realities and limitations of his life. We wanted to tell the story of Edgar, a Filipino who finally fights back. After putting up with so much oppression, he confronts the people that have made his life hell, people motivated by greed for money and lust for power.

Honor Thy Father (also known as Con-Man) is a 2015 Philippine crime film directed and written by Erik Matti, starring John Lloyd Cruz.