Concerto 16 years old

Concerto is about how, in the last part of World War II, a special piano concert is held in the forest outside Davao City, in Mindanao. In these boondocks, a displaced Filipino family, lead by Military Commander Ricardo and his wife Julia, become acquainted with a group of Japanese officers, similarly camped nearby. Their son Joselito, a Japanese speaker, becomes the conduit with the neighboring Japanese. Their daughters Niña, an aspiring concert pianist and the musically gifted, Maria, who is able to play by ear, are alternately repulsed and intrigued by the officers. Family values are questioned as the family treads the thin line between enmity and friendship with the occupying Japanese. Based on true stories from the director's own family history, Concerto celebrates a family whose reverence for life, expressed through their love of music and friendship, can survive even war, and shows how beauty and compassion does grow in even the harshest of conditions. - Written by anonymous

Credits

Concerto Cast

Name Character
Shamaine Buencamino as Julia dela Torre
Meryll Soriano She was 25, now 41 years old as Niña dela Torre
Ynna Asistio She was 17, now 33 years old as Maria dela Torre

Concerto Crew

Name Department
Concerto (16 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 19, 2008