The Debut (2000)
Ratings:
5.4 (TMDb)
Released:
2000-05-18
Runtime:
88 min
Genres:
Drama
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
Gene Cajayon
Actors:
Dante Basco, Jayson Schaal, Brian Card, Mindy Spence, Nicole Hawkyard, Brandon Martinez, Ernie Zarate, Gina Alajar
Synopsis
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.
