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The Debut (2000)

Directed by Gene Cajayon

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.

Rated R | Length 88 minutes

Actors

Dante Basco | Dion Basco | Derek Basco | Mindy Spence | Eddie Garcia | Jayson Schaal | Brian Card | Nicole Hawkyard | Brandon Martinez | Ernie Zarate | Gina Alajar | Bernadette Balagtas | Rawlins Apilado | Tirso Cruz III | Joy Bisco | Darion Basco