Barber's Tales (2013)
2h
Running Time
October 18, 2013Release Date
Plot.
In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation.
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Cast & Crew.
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Details.
Release DateOctober 18, 2013
Original NameMga Kuwentong Barbero
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Budget$300,000
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Wiki.
Barber's Tales (Filipino: Mga Kuwentong Barbero) is a 2013 Filipino drama film by Jun Robles Lana. The film stars Eugene Domingo as Marilou, a widow who is forced to take her late husband's job as community barber during the end of Marcos era. The film is the follow-up to Lana's film Bwakaw and second of a trilogy focused on the small-town life in the Philippines. The film had its world premiere and competed at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival, where it won the Best Actress Award for Eugene Domingo's performance.
The film had its commercial release in the Philippines on August 13, 2014.